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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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When looking at July alone, ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are the second-highest for the month on record, according to L’Heureux.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

They combined those findings with previously published evidence from the equatorial Atlantic, the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

The El Nino weather pattern warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, triggering worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure and rainfall patterns, and pushing warmer overall global temperatures.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

“The warm pool of water in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean is expanding farther to the east,” L’Heureux said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Originally, of course, people as distinctive as the Pygmies, living in a place as distinctive as the equatorial African rain forest, were surely isolated enough to develop their own language family.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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