Disruptive space weather sweeps across the globe's equatorial regions, bearing currents that can disrupt power grids in locations where electricity distribution systems were previously considered safe ...

The death toll of the 2009 influenza pandemic in equatorial climates may have been much lower than originally thought, according to a new study. The death toll of the 2009 influenza pandemic in ...

The equator, an imaginary line dividing the Earth into hemispheres, influences unique phenomena. It dictates weather patterns, prevents hurricanes from crossing due to the Coriolis effect, and creates ...

A long, brown oval known as a "brown barge" in Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASA's Juno spacecraft. New simulations show that the search for life on ...

Solar insolation changes are amongst various factors that affect sea-surface temperature (SST) which in turn modulate global climate. Out of all the oceanic regions, equatorial region receives the ...

Chestnut Hill, MA (Aug. 17, 2015) - Extreme space weather has long been seen as a threat to electrical grids in high-latitude regions of the northern and southern hemispheres. But a new study finds ...