the tropics
plural noun
: the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm
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Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Geological evidence shows that there was a period of widespread rainfall shifts across the tropics coinciding with a major slowdown of ocean currents in the Atlantic.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Some parts of the planet are becoming wetter, especially in the tropics, but the drying parts are drying more quickly than the increasingly wet parts are getting wet.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
As these systems travel across the tropics, warm air rises from the ocean surface, creating a low-pressure zone that pulls in more air.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Geological evidence shows that there was a period of widespread rainfall shifts across the tropics coinciding with a major slowdown of ocean currents in the Atlantic.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Some parts of the planet are becoming wetter, especially in the tropics, but the drying parts are drying more quickly than the increasingly wet parts are getting wet.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
As these systems travel across the tropics, warm air rises from the ocean surface, creating a low-pressure zone that pulls in more air.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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“The tropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tropics. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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