tropics
Example Sentences
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What El Niño and its colder sibling pattern don’t affect, however, are “atmospheric rivers,” which can carry tremendous amounts of precipitation to California from the tropics, Ralph said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
BELÉM, Brazil—Holding a climate summit in the tropics would seem to be a good idea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
"Enhanced air-sea coupling in a warming climate, combined with more variable weather in the tropics, leads to a transition in amplitude and regularity," he adds.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
The cold of the North Atlantic, the smothering heat of the tropics, the days and nights of fighting storms—all seemed very far away now.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing tropics
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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Southeast Asia - High School
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