Maps of the World for Children Nov 8, 2009
Why are the tropical rainforests near the equator. Why is there ice at the poles. (Suite101.com)
The Young Pro Nov 6, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
David Denby: Tales of Amelia Earhart, Valery Gergiev, and the Paris Opera Ballet. Oct 26, 2009
She took off from Miami on June 1, 1937, at the age of thirty-nine, intending to circumnavigate the world at the equator. But somewhere near her mid-Pacific goal of Howland Island she and her navigator, Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston), disappeared. (New Yorker)
Orionids Meteor Shower Starts This Weekend Oct 17, 2009
In addition, "the constellation is visible from pretty much anywhere in the world, because it appears along a line of sight close to the Equator," he said. How to See the Orionids. (National Geographic)
Saturn Lightning Storm Breaks Solar System Record Sep 16, 2009
Lightning storms on Saturn usually occur about 35 degrees south of Saturn's equator in a place scientists call Storm Alley. The reason for the location is not clear, according to Fischer, who presented the data at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam, Germany. (National Geographic)
Does Global Warming Affect Hurrican... Sep 10, 2009
these tropical cyclones typically form over the ocean near the equator. As air over the ocean warms from the sun s energy, the air rises creating an area of low pressure below. (Suite101.com)
Hurricane Bill to Be Major, But Projected Path Is Hazy Aug 18, 2009
Currently churning above the middle of the Atlantic just north of the Equator, Hurricane Bill is moving north-northwest. The U.S. tentatively puts the Bill in the vicinity of Bermuda by Saturday morning. (National Geographic)
SATURN EQUINOX PICTURE: Mystery Object Pierces a Ring Aug 12, 2009
Equinoxes occur at the point in a planet's orbit when the sun shines directly on the planet's equator. Earth has two equinoxes each year, one in spring and another in autumn. (National Geographic)
PHOTO: Jupiter Impact Creates Earth-Size Blemish Jul 21, 2009
(The picture above appears upside down, and the very dark spot on the planet's equator is the shadow of Jupiter's moon Io. . (National Geographic)
'WALT & EL GRUPO' Debuts in Theaters on September 11th With a Limited Engagement in L.A. and N.Y. Jul 16, 2009
Shot on film in five countries, WALT & EL GRUPO is a tale that still resonates on both sides of the equator. The film time travels in Walt Disney's footsteps through the use of personal letters and stunning artwork from the trip, remembrances by descendants and survivors, and extraordinary never-before-seen footage. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
El Nino's return may be stormy Jul 11, 2009
8 degrees above normal along a narrow band in the eastern equatorial Pacific in June ... In 1997, the last year El Nino conditions were seen in the Pacific, sea surface temperatures near the equator in the eastern Pacific rose upward of 4 degrees Fahrenheit, while sea surface temperatures in the Central Pacific rose 1. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Dramatic genome variation said rare in humans Jun 29, 2009
Mutations in genes that lighten skin pigment - at least a half dozen have been found - swept through populations as they moved away from the Equator and had less-constant sunlight. Among West Africans, a chance mutation in the blood protein hemoglobin turned out to partially protect against malaria. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Sunspot Delay Due to Sluggish Solar "Jet Stream"? Jun 20, 2009
These streams slowly shift from east to west toward the solar equator over a period of 17 years. When the stream reaches a certain latitude, the sun starts producing new sunspots relatively cool, dark regions on the sun that mark areas of magnetic disturbance. (National Geographic)
MARS LAKE PICTURE: First Proof of Ancient Shores Found Jun 19, 2009
Although most ancient deltas on Mars have been badly eroded by winds, the new lake has been sheltered within a valley just north of the equator called Shalbatana Vallis. Planetary geologist and lead author Gaetano Di Achille said he and his colleagues first spotted hints of the ancient lake in 2007 in sediment data from European Space Agency's Infrared Imaging Surveyor. (National Geographic)
Air France Crash Site in Breeding Zone for Storms? Jun 3, 2009
The plane's flight path took it through a tough-to-navigate breeding zone for thunderstorms near the Equator known as the intertropical convergence zone, or ITCZ. ... Northern and southern trade winds crash into each other in the globe-encircling ITCZ. By pushing warm, buoyant equatorial air upward, the convergence helps fuel the zone's almost unceasing series of thousands of small storms. (National Geographic)
Two chances to see Manhattanhenge May 30, 2009
(The equinoxes occur when the sun sits directly over the Earth's equator and the length of day and night are roughly equal. . (MSNBC -- Technology)
Giant Shark Mystery Solved: Unexpected Hideout Found May 8, 2009
Even more surprising: One shark crossed the Equator to the mouth of the Amazon River off Brazil, where the fish stayed for a month, according to the study, published online today by the journal Current Biology. (Related: ). (National Geographic)
Mexico Tries To Restart Economy After Flu Shutdown May 6, 2009
Mexico City Getting Some Of Its Bustle Back After Swine Flu Shutdown, Focus Turns To Economy. (AP) Mexico announced steps Tuesday to jump start an economy punished by the swine flu epidemic. (CBS News -- World)
Mexico Seeks Normalcy After Outbreak May 6, 2009
While Africa still hasn't reported any swine flu infections and New Zealand is the only country south of the equator with confirmed cases, winter is only weeks away. Experts worry that typical winter flus could combine with swine flu, creating a new strain that is more contagious or dangerous. (CBS News)
Useless Knowledge: Know your map terms? May 5, 2009
What line of latitude is located at 23 degrees, 26 minutes and 22 seconds north of the equator ... What is a line on a point north or south of the equator called ... Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, equator, Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle; 7. (Montana Standard, MT)
Sea-floor sediments illuminate 53 million years of climate history May 2, 2009
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) drillship JOIDES Resolution is returning to port in Honolulu this week after a two-month voyage to chart detailed climate history in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The expedition was the first of two back-to-back voyages of a scientific project called Pacific Equatorial Age Transect (PEAT) ... The PEAT expeditions are recovering a series of continuous historical records in sediments at a number of different geographic locations beneath the equatorial... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Useless Knowledge: Know your map terms? May 1, 2009
What line of latitude is located at 23 degrees, 26 minutes and 22 seconds north of the equator ... What is a line on a point north or south of the equator called ... Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, equator, Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle; 7. (Montana Standard, MT)
Vernal Equinox 2009: Facts on the First Day of Spring Mar 20, 2009
By the time the center of the passes over the Equator the official definition of equinox the day will be slightly longer than the night everywhere on Earth ... The vernal equinox, however, occurs when the center of the sun crosses the Equator. (National Geographic)
Cassini Maps Global Pattern Of Titan's Dunes Mar 5, 2009
They accumulate near the equator, and may pile up there because drier conditions allow for easy transport of the particles by the wind ... (May 8, 2006) Until a couple of years ago, scientists thought the dark equatorial regions of Titan might be liquid oceans. (Science Daily)
Bears, Winds Fail to Derail 1st Winter Arctic Foot Trek Feb 7, 2009
Although dawn has illuminated the region with pastel light for at least a couple of weeks, official Arctic sunrise happens only once a year: on the vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator. That means that Ousland and Horn had to do something nobody else had ever attempted: ski, drag sleds, and occasionally swim through the heart of the Arctic winter. (National Geographic)
Biogeography Helps Restore Ecosyste... Feb 7, 2009
For example, the equator receives the most direct sunlight for the majority of the year, leading to the growth of tropical rainforests. Regions on the lee or dry side of a mountain tend to have plants and animals that are suited to dry conditions. (Suite101.com)
