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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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Stronger geomagnetic storms allow the lights to reach increasingly equatorial regions.

From Science Daily

El Nino is the natural warming of parts of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures.

From Seattle Times

Heat builds up in the western equatorial Pacific around Indonesia, causing moist air to rise from the sea surface and form thunderstorms.

From New York Times

It has all these incredible plants from equatorial places including Kenya.

From New York Times

The study projects changes in air currents traced to warming in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of South America.

From Seattle Times