As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

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 ...

Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the ...

However, it's a curious fact that they very rarely approach the equator and - stranger still - never cross it. According to Newsweek, the reason for this hurricane-free equatorial zone is due to ...

The sun is directly above the equator during both equinoxes ... "causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon," the weather service says.