tropical
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Adding to the risks associated with the heatwave, a few tropical nights - where temperatures fail to drop below 20C - are also on the cards as increasingly humid air spreads into western areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Gold-tier trips include seven nights in either Europe or Asia, while silver-tier vacations include four nights in Iceland or tropical locales including the Caribbean and Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
In tropical regions such as Southeast Asia, ancient DNA is often extremely poorly preserved.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
"El Nino may influence tropical cyclone activity in the Central and East Pacific and could alter the risk of floods, wildfires, and other weather extremes elsewhere," it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Maybe he caught sight of me once from his cozy spot on that tropical island of his, but he probably just decided it was the sun hitting a wave in a funny way.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing tropical
The Sweltering Words of Summer
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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