tropics
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Saulo said El Nino would have "cascading impacts", with a warming ocean in the tropics resulting in effects on global trade.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Because Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbit, areas outside the tropics experience one yearly peak in solar radiation near the summer solstice.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The storms came from multiple atmospheric rivers that carried large plumes of moisture from the tropics during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, CBS News reported.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
What La Niña and El Niño don’t affect, however, are “atmospheric rivers,” which can carry tremendous amounts of rain and snow to California from the tropics, Ralph said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
They were predestined to emigrate to the tropics, to be miners and acetate silk spinners and steel workers.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing tropics
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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