The Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is the region that circles the Earth, near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together. The intense sun and warm water of the equator heats the air in the ITCZ, raising its humidity and making it buoyant.
MOST POPULAR. Congressional Republicans will return to Capitol Hill next week with Obamacare in their crosshairs. Theyâll take aim at a provision in the law that defines âfull- time employeesâ as those working 30 hours or more.
Just last month the White House claimed, âThere is no evidence that [the ACAâs employer mandate and 30-hour definition of full-time work] has caused a broad shift to part-time work to date.â. Tell that to the line cook who used to work 35 hours per week but now works only 29. Tell that to the Virginia substitute schoolteacher who was effectively laid off a day and a half each week, or to the Ivy Tech students who no longer have the classes they want and need.