tropical

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Based on an original novel by William Golding, it follows a group of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island after a deadly plane crash.

From BBC

Now, it’s no longer unusual to see a team from a tropical climate competing in the Winter Games; there are 11 Caribbean and South American countries, plus Puerto Rico, competing in the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

Gezani weakened after landfall but continued to sweep across the island as a tropical storm until late Wednesday.

From Barron's

Roman Ivannikov has spent around 30 years pampering orchids, azaleas and figs at Ukraine's National Botanical Garden, but power cuts triggered by Russian strikes are threatening to freeze his cherished collection of tropical plants.

From Barron's

It comes 10 days after tropical cyclone Fytia killed 14 and displaced over 31,000 people, according to the UN's humanitarian office.

From BBC