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
Kirkland’s variety packs include tropical, peach and orange, Celsius’s most popular flavors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"It fuels tropical and subtropical storms and exacerbates ongoing sea-ice loss in the polar regions."
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
The study, titled "Unprecedented burning in tropical peatlands during the 20th century compared to the previous two millennia," is published in Global Change Biology.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
We stop in front of a big tropical fish tank, and it takes everything in me to look away from her at the brightly colored fish behind the glass.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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