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tropics

NOUN
torrid zone
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a vast network of ocean currents that carries warm water northward from the tropics.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

This includes drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and shifting rainfall throughout the tropics.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Because Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbit, areas outside the tropics experience one yearly peak in solar radiation near the summer solstice.

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

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

Traditionally, archaeologists have regarded the wet tropics as unpromising.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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