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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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The job is also "physically demanding", especially given the equatorial climate they are in.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

El Nino is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

According to the researchers, this shows that equatorial sunlight changes alone were capable of driving major climate fluctuations.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But the 2015-16 El Niño — while strong in the equatorial Pacific — didn’t bring the anticipated rainfall effects to Southern California, and failed to snap the state out of a punishing five-year drought.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Trading and marriage relationships were undoubtedly established between those Khoisan and the Bantu farmers, each occupying different adjacent habitats, just as Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu farmers still do today in equatorial Africa.

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




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