equatorial
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Polo is the latest in a busy Pacific storm season turbo-charged by the El Nino weather phenomenon that has caused unprecedented warming in the equatorial Pacific.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The cyclical climate phenomenon raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and causes global changes in winds and rainfall as well as erratic weather conditions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Since the equatorial zone of the ocean in the western Pacific was loaded with heat, it was primed for triggering an El Niño,” Miller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Their analysis showed that a broad area of iron-rich fluid below the equatorial Pacific shifted from a weak westward flow to a strong eastward flow in 2010.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
New Guinea’s equatorial climate varies only modestly from season to season and year to year, but Australia’s climate is highly seasonal and varies from year to year far more than that of any other continent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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South America - Middle School
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