The #VernalEquinox (in the #NorthernHemisphere) will occur in about an hour and half’s time of positing at 09:01Z. The #Sun will be precisely overhead at noon on the #Equator just off the coast of #Somalia when this happens. For the whole planet, #day and #night will be of equal length (as makes no odds) and #Sunrise will be due #East and #Sunset will be due #West. Roll on #Spring.
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40 years ago today, aboard RRS Discovery III on my first trip to the Southern Ocean and #Antarctica, we crossed the #Equator into the Southern Hemisphere. King Neptune's court convened on the foredeck to charge and punish all of us newcomers, after which we were baptised in a makeshift pool.
Two of the photos here show me receiving my punishment and then using the shower in the pool to try wash off some of the sticky gunk that had been poured over my head. I would credit the photographer if I could remember who I lent my camera to.
I remember that I was charged with "duplicity", on the basis that I had asked to make several dozen photocopies of seismic observer's logsheet templates I had designed following the preceding trials.
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@rodhilton IMO, nobody in the southern hemisphere, or living close to the #equator wants to hike all the way to the #US
They'd much rather live and prosper right where they are.
However, due to a) climate change and b) Americans' love of drugs, they're left with few options.
They didn't cause a) and don't have a b) problem. Yet, they're impacted by both.
Other countries, mostly autocratic regimes, try to empower the southern countries with the ability to be enterprising with a + b endeavors.
Alas, those with great power choose b) every time since it's easy money. Indenturing any in favor of fixing a, so b remains empowered.
1. Stop blaming regimes for aiding the south in being successful entrepreneurs, and 2. Stop blaming those wanting to join the party.
Just fix it, #congress
Or clear a path for those that actually want to!
You know, time to "lead, follow, or get out of the way!" - #thomasPaine
In three hours, at 12:43Z, it will be the #Equinox; #Autumnal in the #NorthernHemisphere and #Vernal in the #SouthernHemisphere. It’s marked by the #Sun being directly overhead at the #Equator at local #Noon, or somewhere in the eastern #AtlanticOcean this time, Here, there has been persistent heavy rain all morning and it presages the transformation to #Autumn.
#VesselAlert #Vaixell #NOU Primera Observació
Nom del Vaixell: #EQUATOR
#MMSI: #538003141
Indicatiu: #V7OR6
#Bandera: #
Missatges Rebuts: 169
Vist a: 31-Aug-2024 19:42:29 CEST
Velocitat: 10.9 kts
Direcció: 77 deg
Destinació: ILHFA
Distància: 227.2 nm
Senyal #RSSI: -15.3 dBFS
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#Vinaros - Uneix-te a nosaltres a https://vesselalert.com
#Vaixell #AIS #Vesse...
Maritime Continent's Expanding Warm Pool: Climate Implications for Global Weather Patterns
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Continent extends beyond its geographical boundaries, thanks to its unique climatic contributions. Situated mostly along the equator, the region's shallow seas, such as the Java Sea
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The Sun is about 10km (6.2mi) wider at the equator than at the poles.
Vote Midterms Cole has been racing her #sailing boat solo around the world since October 2023. Right now, Cole is halfway between Chile and Australia at the #45th parallel in the vast #SouthernOcean.
Cole is the youngest of all racers, is in 2nd place and is the only Woman.
The 45th parallel south is a circle of #latitude that is 45 degrees south of the #Earth's #equator. It crosses the South Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the #Southern #Ocean, and Patagonia
It is the line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole.
Almost ALL of it passes through open #ocean.
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#HarvardInternationalReview : Countries from #Djibouti 
to #Namibia 
are beginning to develop their own national #SpacePrograms, hoping to join in on what could be a US$10 billion 
industry in the next two years. In addition, #Kenyan 
industry leaders have analyzed the feasibility of constructing #Africa’s 
first #spaceport, taking advantage of the country’s position on the #Equator, where the #Earth’s rotation is fastest. https://hir.harvard.edu/why-african-nations-are-shooting-for-the-stars
Picture : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africa_at_night_(Cropped_From_Entire_Earth_Image).jpg
You weigh about 1% less at the equator than at the poles. If you weigh 200 pounds at the North Pole, you will weigh 198 pounds at the equator.
The #September #Equinox will occur in about 15 minute from now (06:49Z) when the #Sun will be directly overhead about the #Equator at #midday somewhere over the #IndianOcean. #Autumn begins for people on this half of the world and #Spring for the other half.
Today, the #equinox will occur at about 21:24Z – just over twelve and a half hours from writing this. It marks the moment when the #Sun is directly overhead at #Noon at the #equator. Given the time it will occur, the event will take place over the #PacificOcean, around 142.5°W. It marks the start of #Spring in the #NorthernHemisphere and #Autumn in the #SouthernHemisphere.
A #HongKong 
-based company will build and operate a #spaceport covering at least ten square kilometres (four square miles) in #Djibouti . The facility will include seven #launchpads and three #rocket 
testing pads.
Djibouti has much to offer. It is not far from the #equator, where the #Earth rotates fastest, giving rockets a boost. Access to the sea would enable clients to #import rockets and other bulky equipment by #ship 
. They could also #launch eastwards over the #ocean, minimising risks for people in surrounding areas while taking advantage of the Earth’s #rotation https://www.economist.com/china/2023/01/19/a-planned-spaceport-in-djibouti-may-give-china-a-boost
#BangkokPost 
4 Jan 2023 Feasibility study for a #Spaceport #Thailand 
.Thailand has the benefit of being in close proximity to the #equator 
, which assists #rocket speed on #launch, resulting in less fuel consumption. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2474744/spaceport-would-be-a-boon-for-nation-govt-study-says
The #equinox will occur later today, in about four hours from now. It marks the beginning of #spring in the #NorthernHemisphere and #autumn in the #SouthernHemisphere. It is marked by the moment the #Sun is overhead on midday somewhere on the #Equator. Given its time this year, it’ll be somewhere over the #IndianOcean (15:33Z).
Marine species are shifting their distribution out of the #equator, towards cooler latitudes. #science #biology #ecology #globalwarming #climatechange #climate #fish #temperature 
Chaudhary et al (2021) Global warming is causing a more pronounced dip in marine species richness around the equator. PNAS 118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2015094118
