tropical

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This cycle occurs when changes in tropical wind patterns — or trade winds — allow a massive reservoir of sun-baked seawater to slosh east across the Pacific and up against the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Senior executives at the tech company Plex were eager to treat their 120 fully remote staffers to a weeklong corporate getaway in a tropical paradise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"It fuels tropical and subtropical storms and exacerbates ongoing sea-ice loss in the polar regions."

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

While wildfires have increased across tropical regions in recent decades, scientists have had limited insight into how fires in tropical peatlands behaved over longer periods.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

One night, asleep in the dense tropical dark, Maria and Dorothea heard a loud clatter and buzzing somewhere in the house.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman