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.
ACA Definition of Full-Time Employee 40 Hours? The U.S. House of Representatives last month approved legislation that would increase the Affordable Care Act threshold for designating a worker as âfull-timeâ from an average of 30 hours a week to 40 hours. Twelve House Democrats joined all the Republicans in the vote.