The Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is a belt that circles the Earth near the equator, where the trade winds from the Northern and Southern hemispheres meet. This convergence forces warm, ...

It is an area of extreme turbulence, frequently producing some of the largest and most powerful thunderstorms on Earth. Yet each day, scores of flights forge through it. This is the Intertropical ...

The study focuses on the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a low-pressure trough near the equator whose position and intensity changes seasonally with the position of the sun. Trade ...

Following the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 over the Atlanticocean, AccuWeather.com meteorologists have been monitoring the weather patternsin the tropics, including the Intertropical ...

Note: the author is currently on a field campaign investigating the doldrums in the eastern Atlantic. Please email her directly for her availability. WASHINGTON — During the Age of Sail, sailors ...

The tropical cyclone monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has developed into a typhoon while the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to bring rains over Visayas and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has slightly weakened, but it is still expected to bring rain to some parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and ...