During the Age of Sail, sailors riding the trade winds past the equator dreaded becoming stranded in the doldrums, a meteorologically distinct region in the deep tropics. For at least a century ...

With calm seas and mild winds, some equatorial regions are prime candidates for massive floating solar arrays. By Darren Orf Published: Aug 10, 2023 1:00 PM EDT SONGPHOL THESAKIT // Getty Images ...

A total of 790 million people in 12 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa experienced unprecedented temperatures for the month ...

In equatorial regions, such as Southeast Asia and the Amazonian rainforests, frequent afternoon rain showers are common, occurring from around 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Equatorial Guinea has quarantined more than 200 people and restricted movement after an unknown illness causing hemorrhagic fever killed at least eight people, Health Minister Mitoha Ondo'o ...

New research sinks an old theory for the doldrums, a low-wind equatorial region that stranded sailors for centuries. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...