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 ...

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 ...

(AP) -- It's the birthplace of some of the world's strongest storms, a nearly continuous band of colliding weather systems near the equator where the Air France jet vanished in the night. The region ...

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 ...