tropical
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Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of water vapor that transport moisture from tropical regions toward higher latitudes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
This period, running from 1879 to 1912, brought unprecedented economic wealth to the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Now lifestyles have become comparable to those in temperate zones, and civilization in the tropical zones need no longer lag behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A key finding was that the environment the birds evolved in - from tropical forest to temperate landscape - shaped how they "composed" their songs.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She dreamed of what tropical islands and the Ivory Coast and Goa would look like from the deck of a grand sailing vessel.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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