tropics
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Humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere live in well-defined pods and usually follow the same migratory routes every year, travelling between feeding areas in cold water and breeding grounds in the tropics.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
What El Niño and its colder sibling pattern don’t affect, however, are “atmospheric rivers,” which can carry tremendous amounts of precipitation to California from the tropics, Ralph said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
"It was hard sometimes but getting dressed up every day, and spending months in the tropics with 30 of my friends was so much fun," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Together, these records point to a significant volcanic eruption somewhere in the tropics around 1345 CE.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
In the winter the frigid air that flows north from the Pole creates one cyclone after another and collides with warmer air from the tropics, spinning off gales, hurricanes, and blizzards.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing tropics
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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