Places on or near the equator, like the Sahara Desert, are very hot. When we measure the distance between a place and the equator, we call itlatitude.

Australia, Chile, and South Africa are a few places to experience the beauty of changing foliage during springtime. Here's where to have the best experience.

Meteorology 101: Why hurricanes rarely form near or cross the equator. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured. Featured. Breaking News. White House Watch. Daily Cover Stories.

Two of the best places to stargaze in the country are Joshua Tree National Park (about a two-hour drive) and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (roughly 2.5 hours by car), both certified Dark Sky Places.

Fish living near the equator will not thrive in the warmer oceans of the future. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 02 / 140211094304.htm ...

41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator. News. By Mindy Weisberger published 18 December 2021 A geomagnetic disruption caused auroras to wander for centuries.

Coral reefs near equator less affected by ocean warming. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 03 / 190320110624.htm ...

These near-equator storms tend to be small and disorganized, mostly because these storms do not have access to this background spin provided by the Coriolis effect. However, even these storms do ...