the tropics
plural noun
: the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm
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Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Tropical Storm Fernand forms in Atlantic The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is now less than three weeks away and the tropics remain active behind Hurricane Erin.
—ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
Four men in Georgia, all living in the same county, mysteriously became infected with a potentially deadly soil bacterium that's normally found in the tropics and subtropics, particularly Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
The area, situated about 190 miles off Argentina’s northeastern coast, is shaped by two converging currents: one is salty and flowing down from the tropics, and the other is cold, full of nutrients and swelling up from Antarctica.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Tropical Storm Fernand forms in Atlantic The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is now less than three weeks away and the tropics remain active behind Hurricane Erin.
—ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
Four men in Georgia, all living in the same county, mysteriously became infected with a potentially deadly soil bacterium that's normally found in the tropics and subtropics, particularly Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
The area, situated about 190 miles off Argentina’s northeastern coast, is shaped by two converging currents: one is salty and flowing down from the tropics, and the other is cold, full of nutrients and swelling up from Antarctica.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2025
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“The tropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tropics. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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