| 单词 | tropics |
| 例句 | It looked like a refugee from the tropics, utterly out of place in this green and ferny wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in history, a taste native to the tropics was exactly matched by a plant grown in a colder area. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The sun rose to its zenith and poured down merciless heat; afternoon came; then the sudden night of the tropics swallowed them in blackness. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Everest region lies at 28 degrees north latitude—just beyond the tropics—and as soon as the sun rose high enough to penetrate the depths of the canyon the temperature soared. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, once malaria and yellow fever did become transmitted to the Americas by European ship traffic, they emerged as the major impediment to colonization of the New World tropics as well. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Similar questions arise for the decimation of many other native peoples by Eurasian germs, as well as for the decimation of would-be European conquistadores in the tropics of Africa and Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The tropics will intoxicate you with the sweetness of frangipani flowers and lay you down with the sting of a viper, with hardly room to breathe in between. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z During my first three days in the tropics, slathered with sun-screen, gazing out over the ocean with a rum drink in my hand, I felt I’d successfully left Sing Sing behind. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were predestined to emigrate to the tropics, to be miners and acetate silk spinners and steel workers. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a banana. A fruit, from the tropics. I believe you peel off the outer covering,” said Silas, “like so.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z 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. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, so suddenly that it seemed to come between one watch and the next, the steamy heat of the tropics descended. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She doubted what some said, that in the tropics, toads magically appeared when water was tossed on the ground. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In the winter the frigid air that flows north from the Pole creates one cyclone after another and collides with warmer air from the tropics, spinning off gales, hurricanes, and blizzards. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Traditionally, archaeologists have regarded the wet tropics as unpromising. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There is no true twilight in the tropics. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Sure. Or a coconut, I suppose, if you live in the tropics.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I watched as a white heron circled the beach and then headed north toward the open waters of the tropics. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Their long-term existence has not damaged the forest, Meggers told me, a testament to slash-and-burn’s power to keep human groups sustainably within the rigid ecological limits of the tropics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On the outskirts of the capital they built a storybook cottage, two stories, fretted with eaves and little porches and window boxes, an incongruous Alpine look in the tropics. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z On the island of Java, in Indonesia, lived Homo soloensis, ‘Man from the Solo Valley’, who was suited to life in the tropics. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Here in the tropics the days were now growing shorter, and Frightful pointed her beak the wrong way. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The heat of the tropics, the descent, the search for food, and now this sweaty march along the blazing beach had given them the complexions of newly washed plums. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z From the first days of contact, Europeans have perceived the Indians of the tropics as living in timeless stasis. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Taprobane did offer reminders of Mr. Bowles and his love for the tropics, however: I thought about him as I walked barefoot on the cool floors and floated in the lukewarm surf. In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z I am not totally indifferent to the charms of the tropics in winter. I Was Misinformed: It’s Not Much Fun Under a Little Paper Umbrella 2014-02-15T00:51:51Z When I opened my eyes, the vinous weeds of midsummer Iowa shrouding the tracks resembled the tropics. Riding the Rails to the Summer of Love 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Yunguilla is perched 8,695 feet above sea level, where the chill of the snow-capped mountains collides with the warmer temperatures of the coastal tropics to produce a constant fog that lurks at canopy level. This lush mountain retreat in Ecuador’s cloud forest is only an hour outside Quito 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Night falls quickly here in the tropics, and the sounds of cicadas starting up and a member of the housekeeping staff singing on her rounds mean a sense of peace descends rapidly too. Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo, where paradise is a leaky canoe without a paddle 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But Henry Holland took this sultry attitude and added the heat of the tropics into the mix. Special Report: Spreading That '70s Vibe 2010-09-19T11:56:00Z The cerulean warbler is a rare wood warbler that breeds in Eastern forests but winters in the tropics. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time Like ackee, cassava is a dietary staple in the tropics. World's Most Deadly Delicacies 2010-11-30T21:10:00Z Here, he places his subjects even more deeply in the tropics, a locale already predicted in the red-black-green Marcus Garvey works, while also discarding the dots, glitter, map pins and dung. ‘Chris Ofili: Night and Day,’ a Survey at the New Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Dessert was a trip to the tropics, courtesy of sweet-sour passion fruit and coconut cream on a financier, a small, moist rectangular almond cake. 36 Hours in Rennes and St.-Malo 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z We meet her in “the tropics,” where she’s hoping to meet her lover, Coenraad, a spy for an organization we know only as the Agency. Her Lover May Not Exist, but Her Doubts About the Patriarchy Are Real 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The flower seems to embody some sinful, Gauguinesque escape to the tropics. The sultry plant that will break your heart 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z My meal deal is shrimp salad with a dressing that swings from sweet to sour and with accents of fresh cilantro and crushed peanuts that place me in the tropics. Oval Room review: Under a new chef, it tastes as vibrant as ever 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Originating in the tropics, Bermuda shutters were designed to capture ocean breezes and to provide shade from the relentless sun. Shutter Style 2010-04-07T17:52:00Z But I’m wavering, because in my experience, the tropics are the New Year’s Eve of vacations: There is no way they are going to match your expectations. I Was Misinformed: It’s Not Much Fun Under a Little Paper Umbrella 2014-02-15T00:51:51Z Seagrass hails from the tropics, so if you want that laid-back vibe in your main living residence, it’s a good material to consider. Natural fibers for a home that’s casually cool and collected 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z “Native to Asia, but it shows up in the tropics,” he said. Perspective | Dead plants’ evolutionary secrets might save the planet, or at least take its pulse 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z All of the dogs spend at least 45 minutes a day in the “tropics” of Tennessee, a green space called the Oasis Yard that has a cooling splash pad and an artificial palm tree. In Tennessee, the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary welcomes two-legged visitors 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Then he warned me to stay away from skiing, dogs and electronics — easy advice to follow on a boat in the tropics with no Internet access. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan All three films fall into similar patterns and use similar techniques to depict the tropics versus the west. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z The flood of so-called super foods from the tropics continues nonstop. Matcha Meets Its Match 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Only among the trees and foliage is she an Ariel of the tropics, all laughter and animation, playing hide-and-seek, warbling in her own strange language, completely in harmony with the natural wonders that surround her. Review | For Earth Day, a beloved but often overlooked love story 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z I didn’t want him to envision this reporter living the fat life in the tropics, while he was freezing in New York City. 2010-01-16T00:21:00Z Shaved coconut over acorn squash, seasoned with vadouvan, savory pistachio cake and mustard greens ignited with lime, suggests a blizzard in the tropics. Convivial review: Cedric Maupillier brings diners on a delicious voyage 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z I ended up in a country in the tropics. My life in the cult: How “serving God” unraveled into sex abuse, child neglect and a waking nightmare 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z These perceptions shaped the idea of tropics as a place of natural abundance, and gave rise to the trope of tropical bounty. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Tarver connects them via the tropics, a frequent subject of hers and a region where idyllic beaches can mask histories of colonialism. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Alone, its garnish of lime studded with fragrant cloves summons the tropics. Review | Cane doubles the pleasures with chef-driven Caribbean cooking 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Off she goes, on a journey to the tropics and into a mysterious world of talking forest spirits known as the Migoo. 'Mia and the Migoo' refreshing animated feature 2011-06-02T20:13:05Z In Hollywood and colonial literature imaginations, the tropics hold cures for disease, alternative medicines and other geological resources, building on the long history of collaboration between scientists and the colonial enterprise. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z He and Craig-Martin spent it traveling the tropics and buying aboriginal masterpieces. T Magazine: King of the Jungle 2010-12-05T17:00:00Z Transport yourself to the tropics with a mai tai served with a red umbrella — and relax, knowing you won’t be stuck in traffic on the way back to Seattle. Forget the bridge — ditch the car and explore West Seattle on foot 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z It belongs to a class named the planthopper, a sap-sucking pest found for the most part in the tropics. Perspective | ‘This is going to be a bad one’: A new pest is causing quarantines in Va. and Pa. 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Born in Argentina to Cuban parents, Mr. Pérez, 62, was named one of the most influential Hispanics in the country in 2005 by Time magazine, who dubbed him “the Donald Trump of the tropics.” Jorge M. P?rez?s Name on Miami Museum Roils Board 2011-12-06T23:33:51Z Given the expanding use of the plant BBQ technique globally, we expect that such research can readily be conducted elsewhere, including in the tropics and other regions at risk of wildfires. Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z I thought of islands, the tropics, dolphins, scary waves and the possibilities of drowning. ‘My sailing trip changed me, and the world I left behind’ 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z An avid surfer who had spent his adolescence in Hawaii and most of his peripatetic childhood in the tropics, Mr. Bickerton cited his comfort with Bali’s weather and his interest in its waves. Ashley Bickerton, Whose Art Evoked Humor and Wonder, Dies at 63 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Again the far-off tropics are evoked through the play of indirect, dappled light, as if filtered through jungle foliage or a carved wooden screen. Tapping a Family Connection to Indonesian Food 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z It tastes like a dip in the tropics, rich with coconut milk and red curry but also tangy from snipped sorrel. Review | A creative chef breaks the rules at this all-day diner 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Many of these speak to the environment of the tropics — specifically Puerto Rico, where he is from. Datebook: Contemporary African video, riffs on the color blue, a pop surrealist's new show 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z For 45 minutes riding in our cab, looking out at Nassau was like swinging in a hammock between two palm trees while the gentle rhythms of the tropics lulled you to sleep. Following an 8-Year-Old to Atlantis 2014-03-07T16:28:34Z And now I was looking at six days in the tropics without a single decent book and nothing but sand and sea and endless food on the horizon. A Bookworm’s Travel Plan 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “It will be one of the largest in the tropics of the world.” The Return of the Jaguar 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The difference today is that tourism presents a solution for those who no longer wish to live by catching fish or harvesting rice in the humid tropics. | The Razor’s Edge 2014-05-07T16:15:52Z For now, the city retains the form it has held for so long, “frozen in the tropics” and time. Destinations Await in the Summer’s Best Travel Books 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z It is the type of place one comes across when straying off the paths that guidebooks such as Lonely Planet have etched deep into the landscape of the tropics. Villa Pacifica by Kapka Kassabova ? review 2011-08-26T21:55:00Z I was thinking about nature and ecology and tropics and Mexico,” said the designer backstage, among the welter of palm leaf hats and bags, trellises of gaucho plaiting and flashes of Aztec turquoise hand jewelry. 2010-01-29T05:30:00Z But no Mongol emperor ever got as far south as the tropics of Malaysia — until now. 'Marco Polo' brings the court of Kublai Khan to Netflix 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z So while monster films may be entertaining, they build on structures with long imperial histories and have implications for the way Hollywood audiences perceive the tropics. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Soon, rather suddenly, as it does in the tropics, the sun went down, and with that the party broke up. Jamaica, Beyond the Beach 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Along with the void of the Sahara, he wrote, the fecundity of the tropics could propel him into “a state bordering on euphoria.” In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z “It sets up a fantasy, a younger person’s vision of a holiday that’s set not in the tropics but the desert.” Add Festival Season to the Fashion Calendar 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Adventure Frontiers Several new departures explore remote regions from the Arctic to the tropics. The Cruise Issue: New Options: 14 New Cruises for 2011 2011-02-11T20:13:12Z But the setting of "Bwakaw," the Philippines' submission for the Oscar for best foreign-language film, is hardly typical: a quiet village in the tropics of Southeast Asia. The Carpetbagger: A Coming-Out Story Starring the Filipino Clint Eastwood 2012-12-06T19:30:56Z But I did just get back from a painting retreat in Bali, and I’m much more inspired by the lush greens of the tropics and summer. Gayle Kabaker’s “Off the Path” 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The narratives of tropics simultaneously containing possibilities for paradise and pestilence can be traced back to the beginning of colonial scientific exploration. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Though outmanned and outgunned, he knew that in the tropics his most effective allies would be the heat, the rainy season, mosquitoes and rampant disease. Review | If you like action-packed historical novels, ‘The War of Jenkins’ Ear’ is just the book for you 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Can you imagine how good that combination of earth and tropics will smell to the lucky gardener on your list? Garden gifts that keep on giving: read, plant, decorate, soothe 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z “It’s like drinking the tropics,” Ms. Dane said after taking a sip. Bo?te: Top of the Strand: A Rooftop Perch for a Midtown Bar 2010-04-09T19:48:00Z His idea about the future of a new generation in the tropics seems absolutely right to me as a painter, and I still intend to return there when I have the means to do so. Van Gogh and Gauguin letter tells of artistic hopes that turned sour 2012-11-23T18:12:13Z Wasn’t it its own form of costume play in which ordinary people set aside their lives and enjoyed, by way of lobsters in the tropics, the brief illusion of being upper class? Steampunks at Sea 2014-03-14T15:50:39Z Sliced duck breast moistened in part with sweet chile sauce gets an escort of Japanese eggplant and Thai basil — ratatouille as interpreted by the tropics — fenced in with a band of bell pepper. Review | Like a good neighbor, Evening Star is still there 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Normally margaritas make me think of booze cruises at sunset and trips to the tropics, two things that aren't my typical fall activities in New England. 21 best fall cocktails for fireside sipping 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In this view, the tropics become a landscape where nature towers over man, a power imbalance that monster films seek to address. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z You can’t not be overwhelmed with the diversity of wildlife in the tropics. Jane Alexander's Bird-Watching Tips 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Also included are some of the paintings Doig made of the snowy ponds and woods of Canada before he came to the tropics. A Trinidadian Friendship: Derek Walcott and Peter Doig 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z A lot of the tropics are becoming less habitable and submerged under the sea and the very far north is producing more habitable space. Why Old Enclaves and New Islands Matter to Travelers 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Waterbears, on the other hand, are found from the tropics to the poles and from deposits on the ocean floor to the highest mountains. New to nature No 105: Austeruseus faroensis 2013-06-08T23:05:03Z He ran through the streets, a horse pasture, the tropics, a desert, someone’s golf game. Critic's Notebook: Bill Cosby Appreciation and Screenings at Paley Center for Media 2012-01-10T15:41:59Z Regardless, the prospect of Nicaragua’s canal perhaps provides the best reason to visit the country now, adding drama to what might otherwise be a pretty postcard tour of the tropics. In Paradisiacal Nicaragua, Contemplating a Canal 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The images of emerald chasms, gleaming waterfalls and brilliantly tinged bird of paradise flowers were the very essence of the tropics. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii 2012-11-30T19:41:37Z The pandemic lured new Miamians from New York and Los Angeles trading small apartments for the tropics. As Miami’s skyline booms, the future of a long-neglected tropical brutalist gem hangs in the balance 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z There's terror in the tropics in the TV movie "Presumed Dead in Paradise." TV This Week for July 6 - 12: 'In a World...,' 'Frozen' and more 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z After each disruption, he retrieved the path of his thoughts as nonchalantly as a storm-blown songbird recovers its migratory route to the tropics. More Than Mr. Britney Spears 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “But New York never quite fit. I’m a tropics man. I was at odds with the Northeast winter.” Ashley Bickerton, Unflinchingly Honest About His Work and Illness 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z By 1980 he was painting scenes of hardscrabble life in the tropics, using wry distortions, a lush palette and a political sharpness that took Neo-Expressionism on a tangent all his own. The Week Ahead: June 6 ? 12 2010-06-03T21:26:00Z Other gardeners around me grow stuff from their native tropics, including bitter melon, shiso and amaranth. Asian vegetables enrich and extend the autumn garden 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Something Paul Gauguin pined for in the tropics was a good old-fashioned English garden. Short List: Gauguin at SAM and a grouchy Valentine's event 2012-02-08T23:04:05Z If lightning in the tropics could be captured as a flavor, this would be it. Review | A chef steeped in tacos takes Mexican cuisine on an upscale ride 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z That’s because he has figured out how to make a good living from being lost in the remote tropics. Next Stop: Nikoi Island Offers Splendid Isolation 2010-04-29T21:58:00Z This is the time of year when the ruby-throated hummingbird makes it way back to the tropics. Monticello’s ode to autumn The tropics, however, were left behind abruptly on the bridge crossing Nassau Harbor. Following an 8-Year-Old to Atlantis 2014-03-07T16:28:34Z Like the ones in Singapore, the garden’s supertrees were designed to demonstrate a particularly spectacular class of specimens, even for the tropics: epiphytes, or plants that grow without soil, on trees. Seduced by Singapore’s Charismatic Orchids 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z She did have a point: A few more lessons in the tropics might not be such a terrible idea. Explorer: Kiteboarding in the Dominican Republic 2010-12-04T05:01:00Z My favorite dish there so far is a yam som-o, which is normally made from pomelo, a citrus fruit the size of a cantaloupe that grows in the tropics. On the (Rising) Trail of Thai Food in America 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z But by June, Covid restrictions on the island brought about a switch to Connecticut, which they found does not always make a poor substitute for the tropics. A Love Worth the Phone Bill 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z By 1891, depressed and destitute, he sailed to the tropics, searching for a paradise that would free him of European civilization, and everything that he considered "artificial and conventional." 'Gauguin & Polynesia' tickets on sale Tuesday 2011-10-29T00:15:04Z He showed up for lunch one afternoon during my stay, tanned from the tropics with silver-white hair, dressed in a casually rumpled linen suit and Italian loafers, worn without socks. “Do we know any poor people?” 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Its concrete skyline looks bulky for the tropics but is well suited for typhoons, which come several times a year. T Magazine: Island Records 2012-11-16T18:00:23Z Some hotels in the tropics are connecting the consumer with the nature around them — often, even food will be sourced locally. How to Travel the World While Putting Nature First 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Here in the tropics, we’ve got us some critters Might give the pet lover justified jitters. Style Invitational Week 1238: D-E-F Comedy Jam 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z But San Francisco is mild year-round, and as a traveler fleeing Minnesota in midwinter, I felt like I was in the tropics — and there was just enough sunshine to work with. Fun day trips await across the Golden Gate Bridge in Northern California 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z But can Puerto Rico be a Bushwick, Brooklyn, by the sea, a Palm Springs set in the tropics and a preserver of Spanish colonial architecture all at the same time? The Many Faces of Puerto Rico 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Switzerland is about as far away from the tropics as it gets. Pierre Frey Collaborates with Design Miami/Basel on a Tropical Print 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z "And we don't really have very good histories of that because there are not many observational data sets or historical records for the tropics." Ice cores from Earth's highest tropical peak provide insight into climate variability 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Additionally, Robert Hentscholek had never collected in the tropics, ruling out the possibility of a labeling error. Mysterious new moth species discovered in Europe 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Another factor is less vertical mixing of air in the poles than in the tropics, which keeps warmer air close to the Earth's surface. Faster Arctic warming hastens 2C rise by eight years 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z From the high Arctic to the lush tropics, bears have been the focus of my life’s work for over 30 years. Bring grizzlies back to the North Cascades | Op-Ed 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The study shows 77 per cent of the burned areas in intact extratropical forests are related to lightning ignitions, in stark contrast to fires in the tropics, which are mostly ignited by people. Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Hundreds of electric green parakeets, more commonly associated with the tropics of West Africa or India than gray, rainy Brussels, flock to a tree beside a pond. How Tropical Birds Took Over This European Capital, Bringing a ‘Splash of Color’ 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z While the overall number of fires has decreased around the world over the last two decades, they have increased markedly in heavily forested areas outside the tropics. Lightning fires threaten planet-cooling forests 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Conversely, the slow movement of positive salinity anomalies from the tropics will eventually increase the density at the surface of the subpolar North Atlantic. How salt from the Caribbean affects our climate 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z They found oceanic warming has been pervasive worldwide, spreading from the surface to the deep-sea regions known as the abyssal layers and spanning each basin from the tropics to the polar regions. Ocean warming is accelerating, and hotspots reveal which areas are absorbing the most heat 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z "It's a wake-up call for bird conservation internationally across the tropics," said lead author Chris Sayers, a conservation biologist at the University of California Los Angeles. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “Our results demonstrate that AI is ready for more comprehensive species identification in the tropics from sound,” says Müller. How AI Can Help Save Endangered Species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z "In many parts of the world, particularly low-income countries across the tropics, fish supply nutrients that are lacking in people's diets." Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z There are more than 200 species of noctilionoid bats, mostly in the American tropics. Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Agriculture, including cattle ranching and smallholder farming, is the leading driver of forest loss across the tropics, said Fran Price, a global forest practice leader at WWF. As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The research adds to a growing understanding of how mercury, which is used by gold miners to separate the precious metal from sediment, is impacting wildlife in the tropics. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z "Java sparrows are native to the tropics and breed most of the year. Morphological changes signaling fertility are important for ensuring reproductive synchrony -- especially in the tropics, where seasonal cues are absent," added Soma. Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Reforested areas in the tropics are therefore becoming increasingly important for the climate and biodiversity. AI models identify biodiversity from animal sounds in tropical rainforests 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z They found that the spiders were consuming more aquatic insect prey in the tropics than in the UK, resulting in higher overall dietary diversity in the tropical food-webs, on-land. Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Large amounts of climate intervention to significantly reverse warming and lower the global average temperature would favor agricultural production in the tropics, the region of Earth around the equator. Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z These plant species include ferns, herbs, shrubs, vines and trees, annuals and perennials, grasses and forbs, plants of the tropics, subtropics, temperate and boreal zones, and conifers. Meadow Spittlebug's record-breaking diet also makes it top disease carrier for plants 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Farnsworth’s modelling assumes it will coalesce in the warm tropics, but other scenarios suggest that it could form on top of the North Pole, leading to cooler conditions where life might fare better. Pangaea Ultima, the Next Supercontinent, May Doom Mammals to Far-Future Extinction 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z In the tropics, for instance, where soil is often depleted, poor farmers may not be able to afford known ways to boost earthworm populations, such as increasing moisture or adding organic matter. If earthworms were a country, they’d be the world’s fourth largest producer of grain 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The researchers' study stresses the need for greater protection of riparian buffers and broader consideration of the links between ecosystems, rather than considering different habitats in isolation, particularly in the tropics. Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z In the Eastern Hemisphere, the tropics include most of Africa, parts of the Middle East, most of India, all of Southeast Asia, most of Australia and most of the island nations of Oceania. Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z To compensate, she holds tight to what gives her comfort — the culture of the tropics. Black immigrants face more discrimination in the U.S. The source is sometimes surprising 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But some people have proposed a polar strategy in which aerosols would be injected at the high northern latitudes to slow rapid Arctic warming without overcooling the tropics. It’s Time to Engineer the Sky 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z It noted that about 95% of deforestation is in the tropics, but global consumers drive the tree loss. UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z A number of researchers are concerned that a warming Arctic is weakening the jet stream, allowing hot air from the tropics to flow north and prolonging heatwaves, fueling wildfires, and melting the Arctic. This summer's extreme weather is a sign of things to come 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z “It’s not like the tropics are doomed, and there’s nothing we can do about it,” he says. Tropical Forests May Be Getting Too Hot for Photosynthesis 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It brought so much warmth from the tropics that ocean temperatures in the region rose almost 11 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. The ocean is shattering heat records. Here’s what that means for fisheries 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Influenza cases follow a seasonal pattern in both the southern and northern hemispheres, peaking in winter, but in the tropics, there’s flu all year round. COVID's summer resurgence resists easy answers | F.D. Flam 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z She said she misses sea salt, black humour, the Queensland tropics and the never-ending blue skies of Western Australia, as well as the sand between her toes. Cheng Lei: Journalist held in China says she sees only 10 hours of sun a year 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “Hammerhead worms are native to the old world tropics, including Africa and Asia,” says Bertone. Meet the hammerhead worm: The invasive species coming to a backyard near you 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In addition to the tropics, regional hot spots included parts of north and central Africa, the Mediterranean basin, south and southeast Asia and the southern United States, according to the report. Climate change-attributed heat touched 81% of the world's population in July, study finds 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The Gulf of Maine is like a sink with two faucets: one has cold water moving south from the Labrador Sea, the other has warm water from the tropics moving north along the Gulf Stream. The ocean is shattering heat records. Here’s what that means for fisheries 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z These currents carry warm waters from the tropics through the Gulf Stream, past the southeastern United States, before bending toward northern Europe. Warming Could Push the Atlantic Past a ‘Tipping Point’ This Century 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z We may not be able to compete with Hawaiian tropics or even warmer East Coast waters, but Seattle has no shortage of gorgeous beaches. Readers voted on their favorite Seattle beaches. Here are the winners 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The trend is especially strong in the lower latitudes, including the subtropics and tropics. Climate Change Is Changing the Color of the Ocean 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The designation is rarely used outside of the tropics and denotes "extreme" heat. How warming oceans are driving the climate juggernaut 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z The researchers examined precipitation patterns everywhere north of the tropics across the Northern Hemisphere. Snowcapped Mountains Are Turning into Dangerous Rain-Soaked Slopes 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The report, done in collaboration with the University of Maryland, documented tree loss in the tropics from deforestation, fires and other causes. Despite Global Pledges, Tree Loss Is Up Sharply in Tropical Forests 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z They focused on the temperate and Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere because data from the tropics and the Southern Hemisphere is lacking. Climate Change Can Turn Snow Into Rain, Raising Risks in Mountain Zones 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Last year's losses in the tropics released some 2.7 gigatons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to India's annual fossil fuel emissions, the report said. Tropical forest losses rise in 2022 despite pledge to end them 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Saharan Dust also tends to tamp down the tropics in the early summer. ‘The Atlantic is … on fire’: Hot ocean fuels early hurricane season 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Experts said the storm was an extratropical cyclone, a type of weather system that most often occurs in middle and high latitudes rather than in the tropics. A severe storm in southern Brazil has killed 8 people and left 19 others missing 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The report’s analysis focuses on the tropics because forest loss there is usually more permanent and tends to be caused by human activity. Despite Global Pledges, Tree Loss Is Up Sharply in Tropical Forests 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Smilax plants are found worldwide in the tropics and subtropics, and medicinal teas utilizing their rhizomes are found from China to Mexico and everywhere In between. What goes into Old West favorites sarsaparilla, sassafras and root beer 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z That initiates a teleconnection by affecting the east-west winds in the upper atmosphere throughout the tropics, ultimately resulting in stronger vertical wind shear in the Atlantic basin. El Niño and Extreme Ocean Heat Are About to Clash for the 2023 Hurricane Season 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z That's partly due to the sheer numbers of the largest species groups like invertebrates, plants, and fungi, especially in the little-explored regions around the tropics. Discovered in collections, many new species are already gone 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z A sign inside identifies papaya as “the aristocratic melon of the tropics.” Nicholas Gray, 86, Dies; Paired Hot Dogs With Papaya to Make a Landmark 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z But global tree cover loss beyond the tropics was down 10 percent last year. Despite Global Pledges, Tree Loss Is Up Sharply in Tropical Forests 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Lampreys live primarily in coastal and fresh waters, and have a worldwide distribution, except for in the tropics and polar regions. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Madden-Julian Oscillation, a pattern of clouds and rainfall that travels eastward through the tropics on a time scale of 30 to 90 days, can either encourage or suppress tropical storm formation. El Niño and Extreme Ocean Heat Are About to Clash for the 2023 Hurricane Season 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Another possible explanation is the greater energy the tropics receive from the sun versus the lesser energy input in temperate and polar regions. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z It’s not the only place in the tropics where permafrost exists. Hawaii Has Permafrost, and Scientists Are Racing to Study It before It’s Gone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z El Niño, a climate pattern that is usually associated with more wildfires in the tropics, has also just arrived. Despite Global Pledges, Tree Loss Is Up Sharply in Tropical Forests 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z These animals are found in the tropics of South America, Africa, and Southern Asia. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, it represents a small success in a series of global efforts to eradicate invasive species from small islands, particularly in the tropics. Rats Are Finally Gone from This Vulnerable Island 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The complexity of tropical ecosystems may promote speciation by increasing the habitat heterogeneity, or number of ecological niches, in the tropics relative to higher latitudes. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z These frigid waters—as chilly as 5°C—should be perilous for the cold-blooded sharks that dwell in the tropics. These sharks hold their breath to stay warm in frigid waters 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The map generated using the model shows significant levels of bushmeat consumption across the tropics, with particularly intense activity across West Africa, Central Africa and Southeast Asia. Map of Bushmeat Consumption Reveals Pandemic Risks 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z More than 20,000 species of ferns live in environments ranging from tropics to temperate forests. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The expansion of soybeans and palm, in particular, has led to deforestation throughout the tropics, particularly in Indonesia and Brazil. Despite what you may think, ethanol isn’t dead yet 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Overharvesting is a threat particularly to aquatic species, but the taking of bush meat in the humid tropics threatens many species in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z "The odds of a major war and perhaps a pandemic resulting in greatly diminished populations is finite. Many parts of the tropics will no longer be livable. Many coastal regions will be inundated." This is what the world will look like in 100 years if we do nothing to stop climate change 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z “The whole issue with atmospheric rivers isn’t gonna go away because they’re sort of like the winter hurricanes in that they’re responsible for removing excess heat and moisture from the tropics,” White said. No one expected 31 atmospheric rivers storms to hit California. The mystery remains why? 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Because of their attractive shape, they are often used as ornamental plants in gardens in the tropics and subtropics. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The cluster of behavior around the tropics led the researchers to conclude that the practice has at least something to do with environmental temperature. Moon-bathing turtles — research documents nighttime basking 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The disease infects an estimated 200 million people in the tropics and leads to organ damage and chronic symptoms including fatigue. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z “All of the tropics are not going to be observed,” he says. Satellite network will monitor air pollution in near real time 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The possibility that there was uncovered ocean outside the tropics “makes this thing really difficult to swallow,” says Paul Hoffman, a geologist at Harvard University who pioneered the Snowball Earth hypothesis. Life may have survived far north of equator during ‘Snowball Earth’ 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The disease infects an estimated 200 million people in the tropics, leading to organ damage and chronic symptoms like fatigue. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z West Coast, classifies the events based on how long they last and how much moisture they transport from the tropics to higher latitudes, much as the hurricane scale ranks storms by their wind speeds. News at a glance: Removing race from genetics, rising U.S. death rates, and a very long neck 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z They inhabit soil and are found primarily in the tropics of South America, Africa, and southern Asia where they are adapted for a soil- burrowing lifestyle and are nearly blind. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z An "atmospheric river" is a long, narrow ribbon of moisture that carries water vapor from the tropics to land at higher latitudes. How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z But after weeks of dealing with an icy mess, residents in the mountains worried about a series of warm rainstorms from the tropics that were expected to arrive by late Thursday. Before Another Storm in the Tahoe Region, a Race to Clear Snow From Roofs 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Previous El Niños have helped unleash rain in California, fires in the tropics and floods in the southern United States. La Niña Has Ended, and El Niño May Be on the Way 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The patient had traveled to the tropics earlier that year. He Was Sweating Uncontrollably. Was It Male Menopause? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The number of endemic species is higher in the tropics. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z That is predicted to change on Thursday when the cold front departs and a warm atmospheric river from the tropics is expected to arrive. 4 Found Dead in Snowbound Houses in Southern California 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “They spend the majority of their lives in the tropics.” National Zoo debuts a serene new habitat for birds and humans 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Instead, maybe take the bait of the Fishing Lure — with green tea-infused vodka, passion fruit purée and a mint-sprig garnish, it transports you momentarily to the tropics for that much-needed vacation from your vacation. 3 Seattle museums with good food: SAM, Burke, Chihuly Garden and Glass 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The updrafts in severe storms in the tropics are thought to pump the gases into the stratosphere, but massive forest fires are emerging as another important mechanism for lifting them. Could solar geoengineering cool the planet? U.S. gets serious about finding out 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z At the same time, our knowledge of the species living in the tropics is lowest and because of recent, heavy human activity the potential for biodiversity loss is greatest. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z As we proceed to demolish the last great forests on Earth in the tropics of both Africa and America, it is easy to believe this catastrophic event is a novelty. Why Patagonia — yes, that Patagonia — is rebooting a forgotten climate history classic 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “Most little birds do this kind of hopscotch migration down to the tropics and back again. They’ll stop each night. We call it refueling. They might eat for a couple days.” National Zoo debuts a serene new habitat for birds and humans 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z These include changes in the tropics and the prevailing high-altitude winds. After D.C.’s warmest January in 73 years, we predict a very mild February, too 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z At that time of the year, air that entered the stratosphere a half-decade earlier in the tropics descends in the Arctic. Could solar geoengineering cool the planet? U.S. gets serious about finding out 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Importantly, each spent time exploring the natural world on expeditions to the tropics. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Up until a couple of decades ago, few people had heard of atmospheric rivers — vast streams of vapor sailing above the world’s oceans outside the tropics. How do you track an atmospheric river? Climb aboard this highflying reconnaissance jet 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Atmospheric rivers “are narrow regions in the atmosphere that transport much of the moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. ‘Polar Vortex’ Got You Baffled? Try This Extreme-Weather Guide 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Storms are typical in the winter, including those associated with atmospheric rivers, or long and wide plumes of water vapor flowing from the tropics. How climate change will make atmospheric rivers even worse 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z One such factor is a cluster of storms in the tropics, known as the Madden-Julian Oscillation, that travels around the globe approximately every 30 to 60 days. In California, a drought turned to floods. Forecasters didn’t see it coming. 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z About 12,000 species of ferns live in environments ranging from tropics to temperate forests. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Moisture is plentiful in the western Pacific, where waters are warmer than usual because of La Niña, and storms can easily grab more as they pass by the tropics on their eastward track. What is causing the parade of storms battering California? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z But the process also draws human miners, especially in the tropics, where homespun operations to extract gold and other riches from river sediments are poisoning waters and drowning aquatic life in sediment. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Bolsonaro and Trump have been political soul mates, with the former U.S. president calling the far-right Brazilian the “Trump of the tropics” among other similar labels intended as praise. Still wrestling with Jan. 6 fallout, U.S. contends with Bolsonaro's Florida stay after Brazil riots 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z An atmospheric river is a strip of deep tropical moisture capable of transporting huge amounts of water vapor from the tropics and causing extreme rainfall, high winds and flooding. Thousands evacuated, boy swept away, as strongest atmospheric river yet hits California 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Rainforests are not the only forest biome in the tropics; there are also tropical dry forests, which are characterized by a dry season of varying lengths. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Bolsonaro has long been called the “Trump of the tropics,” so it may come as no surprise that he wound up just a few hours’ drive away from the former American president’s Palm Beach compound. As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds home in Florida 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z That led to a paper last year documenting a global increase in suspended sediments in the tropics. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z "Insects are under fire from the poles to the tropics, and there's not much cover to duck behind," British journalist Oliver Milmann wrote in his 2022 book "The Insect Crisis." Climate change means more flies and fewer moths and bees, study says 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z An atmospheric river - a long narrow stream of warm air bringing moisture from the tropics - is expected to fall on ground that has already been saturated by rainfall. California declares emergency as massive storm slams into coast 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z People who live in high and middle latitudes, closer to the poles, can have very different ideas about seasons from those who live in the tropics. How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z They form when winds over the Pacific draw a filament of moisture from the band of warm, moist air over the tropics and channel it toward the West Coast. How Climate Change Is Shaping California’s Winter Storms 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Even in the tropics, when the temperature drops below 68 degrees, “these termites can barely walk,” Evans said. Hungry and on the march as the climate heats up: Termites in Australia 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z As the Arctic warms, they say, the temperature difference between the pole and the tropics lessens. A ‘Once in a Generation’ Storm. What’s the Role of Climate Change? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The “deep and fast-moving” storm system — a channel of wind in the atmosphere that transports water vapor from the tropics — had already begun pummeling parts of northwest California and Oregon on Tuesday. ‘Atmospheric River’ Begins to Pound Western U.S. With Rain and Snow 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z By Friday evening, the blitz of elements had intensified into a “bomb cyclone,” which forms when cold, dry air from the north slams into warm, moist air from the tropics. Extreme winter storm sabotages power, imperils travelers across U.S. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Among these, he said, is the idea that Arctic warming, by reducing the temperature difference between the Arctic and the tropics, has weakened the jet stream winds. What Is the Polar Vortex? And Other Cold-Weather Climate Questions 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The cadmium comes from the plants leaching the metal from the soil as they grow in the tropics. Dangerous amounts of heavy metals found in many dark chocolate bars 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “In the tropics where people have high loads of infectious disease, you might want to tone down the immune response a little and not go overboard.” Mysterious ancient humans may have given people of Papua New Guinea an immune advantage 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Stepping inside the beige A-frame that houses Sand Bar Tavern is like being transported instantly to the tropics. 6 eateries worth a stop on your way home from Seattle’s closest ski areas 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Most requiem sharks live in coastal waters in the tropics, where about 75% of coastal shark species are threatened with extinction. International body likely to protect many shark and ray species 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z In a comparable acreage in the tropics, there might be as many as 120 types of trees. A Seattle artist’s inspired guide to our majestic ‘Trees of the West’ 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z He added that as home to over 30% of marine biodiversity, coral reefs are essential for the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people all over the tropics. Scientists try to bolster Great Barrier Reef in warmer world 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Located primarily in the tropics of Africa, Asia and Latin America, one would not expect caecilians to be particularly vocal. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Often referred to as the "Trump of the tropics" for his racist rhetoric, pro-corporate policies, and open attacks on democratic institutions, Bolsonaro gutted environmental enforcement agencies and pushed for mining and agribusiness in the Amazon. In Brazil, Lula vows to halt deforestation — but it won’t be easy 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Since then, students and professors have used these spaces to cultivate, conserve and study plants from deserts and tropics all over the world. Inside UW’s new greenhouse and its rare and exotic collection 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z They make their way up Australia's east and west coasts to the tropics before returning, calves in tow, a couple of months later. Rescuing whales on Australia's 'humpback highway' 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Across the Northern Hemisphere north of the tropics, soil conditions as parched they were this summer now have a roughly 1-in-20 chance of occurring each year, the scientists found. Climate Change Made Summer Hotter and Drier Worldwide, Study Finds 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Imagine another typical household, this time somewhere in the rural tropics, like the Mara region in northwestern Tanzania. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z After a tumultuous first term, Bolsonaro, commonly referred to in the media as the "Trump of the tropics," faces an uphill battle for reelection — with major implications for the Amazon rainforest and climate policy worldwide. In Brazil’s presidential election, the fate of the Amazon is at stake 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z White placards hang from the ceiling, identifying some of the rooms by their climate, including “desert,” “warm tropics” and “cool tropics.” Inside UW’s new greenhouse and its rare and exotic collection 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Palms are the most iconic plant group in the tropics and one of the most useful too, added Dr Rodrigo Cámara-Leret of the University of Zurich, who worked on the study. More than half of the world's palm trees in danger 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z With tropical forests’ voluminous canopies and known densities of arboreal ants, there are likely to be far more tropical ants in the tropics than current counts. Counting the World’s Ants Requires a Lot of Zeros 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z At the heart of these, where the wearer’s head might go, she inserts lush landscapes that evoke the tropics. L.A. painter Carolyn Castaño turns the humble poncho into a portal to lush worlds 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The team was surprised to find how concentrated ants are in the tropics, being most plentiful there in savannas and moist forests. How many ants live on Earth? 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Down the hall, little purple and green pitchers grow from the tail of one hanging plant’s leaves in the cool tropics room. Inside UW’s new greenhouse and its rare and exotic collection 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z They provide building materials for homes and tools, as well as food and medicine for hundreds of communities across the tropics. More than half of the world's palm trees in danger 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z The high-pressure system that burned Europe also made the tropics cooler, and the temperature differential between the regions allowed dry air to flow into the tropics, stymying the moisture buildup necessary for major storms. This year’s hurricane season has been eerily quiet. Will it last? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z With another hurricane season in full swing, Hogshead said she’s always checking the tropics for developing storms that could cause further damage or delays. Pandemic, labor shortage keep hurricane victims in limbo 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z She foresees massive tragedies in the tropics and subtropics due to baking heat, water shortages and crop failures. Review | How to deal with climate refugees? Probably not like this. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z A warmer, calmer climate awaits just a few doors away in the warm tropics, where aquatic plants like duckweed, water poppy and lotus dance on the surface of a tank. Inside UW’s new greenhouse and its rare and exotic collection 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The latter is crucial in moving heat from the tropics into the northern hemisphere. Climate tipping points of coral die-off, ice sheet collapse closer than thought 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s been weird in the tropics, too, but in a different way, Klotzbach said. Calm before storms? Oddly quiet Atlantic despite forecasts 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Atmospheric rivers are airborne plumes of moisture that flow from the tropics to the mid-latitudes, where they can greatly enhance storms that reach the Western U.S., particularly California, Oregon and Washington. Report: Climate change could push flood damage to $3B a year in West 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z In the case of Earth, the atmospheric circulation is caused by the flow of hot air from the tropics to the poles, and the flow of cold air from the poles toward the tropics. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Importantly, each naturalist spent time exploring the natural world on expeditions to the tropics. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z And Asian tiger and yellow fever types of mosquitoes that originated in the tropics are now common in Southern states and have begun afflicting Southern California. Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z But its geographical position near the Equator also makes it a good model for other countries, particularly nations in the tropics. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Researchers say Singapore’s geographical position in Southeast Asia makes it a good model for others, particularly nations in the tropics. Your Tuesday Briefing: Pelosi’s Planned Taiwan Visit Tests China 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But researchers say the Southeast Asian state’s geographical position also makes it a good model for others, particularly nations in the tropics. How Hot and Humid Singapore Is Trying to Cool Itself Down 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z This fungus originally found in the tropics is now growing in parts of North America. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z This shower is one of the best for viewers in the southern tropics, though it will also be visible low in the sky for those in the Northern Hemisphere. Watch the Southern Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peak in Night Skies 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s also got the nostalgic, not overpowering sweetness that condensed milk provides, plus the richness of coconut milk for reminiscence of the tropics. Here’s the recipe for a top Seattle restaurant’s glorious gluten-free dessert 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Earth’s rotation causes winds to blow from west to east over the temperate zones, and from east to west over the tropics and poles. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the rest of the tropics, it has the extra burden of high humidity, at an average 84 percent. How Hot and Humid Singapore Is Trying to Cool Itself Down 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Another possible explanation is the increased energy the tropics receive from the sun versus the decreased energy that temperate and polar regions receive. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Ripe juicy mangoes are at the height of their season, and I added them along with shrimp sauteed with coconut to make a refreshing summer salad with a hint of the tropics. Mangoes, coconut shrimp make this Cobb salad a refreshing summer treat 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z This week’s study looks at forests all over the globe, from the warm tropics to the boreal forests of northern Canada and Russia. It’s Getting Harder for Forests to Recover from Disasters 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Currents flowing from cool regions toward the tropics have a cooling effect. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z “A warming world is a wetter world in the moist tropics,” Nisbet says. In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The complexity of tropical ecosystems may promote speciation by increasing the heterogeneity, or number of ecological niches, in the tropics relative to higher latitudes. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Importantly, each spent years exploring the natural world on expeditions to the tropics. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Martin and her colleagues collected data from the websites and annual reports of 174 organizations that plant trees in the tropics; 682 different species of trees were mentioned. Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Currents flowing from the tropics to the temperate zones have a warming effect on nearby coastal areas. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Most researchers think a mix of cattle ranching and landfills in the tropics are the main driver of the post-2006 increase, because they have expanded dramatically alongside populations in the region. In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The tropics have their own forms of seasonality, such as rainfall, but they are generally assumed to be more stable environments and this stability might promote speciation. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Another possible explanation is the greater energy the tropics receive from the sun. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “That feels like a lot, but there’s maybe 50,000 tree species in the tropics,” Martin says. Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z It brings warm water from the tropics to the poles, and cold water from the poles to the tropics, thus keeping polar regions from getting too cold and tropical regions from getting too hot. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The trade winds are predominant in the tropics and the westerlies in the mid-latitudes. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Regardless of the mechanisms, it is certainly true that all levels of biodiversity are greatest in the tropics. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Lastly, the tropics have been perceived as being more stable than temperate regions, which have a pronounced climate and day-length seasonality. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The entry courtyard is filled with species of formerly wild plants and trees, many from the tropics or subtropics, that humans have cultivated to make them more suitable for food or other needs. Botanic garden explores growing food and how it has changed 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Salinity levels are highest in the tropics where evaporation is greatest. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Direct light provides uneven heating depending on latitude and angle of incidence, with high solar energy in the tropics, and little or no energy at the poles. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z In the tropics, these losses certainly also represent the extinction of species because of high levels of endemism. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Regardless of the mechanisms, it is certainly true that biodiversity is greatest in the tropics. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Observers in the tropics and the southern hemisphere should get better views because the planets will rise higher in the pre-dawn sky, but an early start will still be needed. Five major planets to line up in rare planetary conjunction 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z This further restricted the transfer of heat from the tropics to the poles, leading to a rejuvenation of the Antarctic glaciation. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This prevented water from flowing between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and reduced heat transfer from the tropics to the poles. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a widespread problem with preserves in areas of the tropics. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z This is a widespread problem with preserves in the tropics. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Box described the rivers as a natural process to transfer energy from the tropics to the pole. How humid air, intensified by climate change, is melting Greenland ice 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Masters was not sure if Agatha was kicked off by a tropical wave – areas of low pressure that move across the tropics – but the storm has benefitted from warm waters and low wind shear. Strongest Pacific hurricane to make landfall in May hits tourist beaches in Mexico 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The rising air cools and its contained moisture falls back on the tropics as rain. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Biodiversity is negatively correlated with latitude for most taxa, meaning that biodiversity is higher in the tropics. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Head start on hurricane season: The tropics may be quiet, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are listening. 1 dead, 4 critically wounded in Calif. church shooting 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z In the tropics, heat waves last longer, reach higher temperatures and are far more deadly. Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z California gets up to 50% of its annual precipitation from the atmospheric rivers that redistribute water vapor from the tropics to the poles. A drought so bad it exposed a long-ago homicide. Getting the water back will be harder than ever 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z They often relate to the way models render clouds; one result has been excessive predicted warming in the tropics. Use of ‘too hot’ climate models exaggerates impacts of global warming 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Overharvesting is a threat particularly to aquatic species, while the taking of bush meat in the humid tropics threatens many species in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Any ornithologist or serious birder working in the tropics could tell you that females do sing, sometimes as frequently as males. Female Birds Sing, Too 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Some might succeed—but in warmer areas, like the tropics, many species would die off. Scientists Warn of Looming Mass Ocean Extinction 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Most forest loss in the tropics is linked to agriculture or other activities, like mining. Deforestation Remains High, Despite International Pledges 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The computer model found more extinctions at the poles compared with the tropics, and the fossil record confirmed it. Research highlights a choice about the fate of ocean life 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Madagascar is close to the tropics of Africa and consequently has a large number of species. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Total tree cover loss in the tropics was more than 11 million hectares last year, or 27 million acres, according to the report, which draws on data from the University of Maryland. Millions of Trees Were Removed in 2021, Hurting Climate Goals 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z But the study does demonstrate that insects in places affected by intense agriculture and significant warming tend to fare worse, especially in the world’s vulnerable tropics. Insects Are Dying Off Because of Climate Change and Farming 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The report found that overall in the tropics, more than 27 million acres of forest cover was lost. Deforestation Remains High, Despite International Pledges 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Night fell quickly, as it does in the tropics. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The mosquitoes that carry it need pools of stagnant water, such as those created by the heavy downpours of the tropics, to breed. As Australia’s climate changes, a tropical disease advances 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Over 41,000-year cycles, Earth’s tilt oscillates, affecting the intensity of seasons and changing how much rain falls over the tropics. Record-Breaking Simulation Hints at How Climate Shaped Human Migration 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Urban air pollution in the tropics is rapidly increasing and will lead to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths if stronger regulations are not put in place, according to a new study. A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Even so, limiting leaks from fossil fuel facilities should be an easier way to stabilize methane levels than trying to manipulate rainfall in the tropics, Dr. Lan said. Methane Emissions Soared to a Record in 2021, Scientists Say 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The tropics are a paradise for everyone but a skeleton. Human Migration Brought Maize to Maya Region, Study Finds 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z This process creates columns hundreds of miles long that carry water vapour from the tropics, creating an effect Neff described as "a fire hose of moisture." Thinning Antarctic ice shelf finally crumbles after heatwave 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Now, a new gene bank in the tropics could make a similar mark, with an equally distinctive design and an urgent research agenda. World’s largest bean and cassava collection gets a striking new home 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Temperatures in certain parts of the continent can be heavily influenced by natural shifts in winds or ocean temperatures, sometimes originating as far away as the tropics. How Antarctica Has Changed Since Shackleton’s 1915 Shipwreck 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Compared with migratory birds in temperate regions, sedentary birds in the tropics have stubbier wings, poorer flight, and more restricted ranges. First-of-its-kind global catalog of bird shapes yields ecological ‘gold mine’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The golden silk moved to the Southeast U.S. from the tropics about 160 years ago. Large invasive Asian spiders could spread along East Coast 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z All of Southeast Asia lies within the warm, humid tropics. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Baker’s biography frees the pastry chef to put on the menu a souffle and a sundae, as well as the city’s best rice pudding, flavored like the tropics with coconut milk and glassy pineapple chips. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z But most of the warm water comes from deep currents flowing down from the tropics and bubbling back up in the Southern Ocean. How Antarctica Has Changed Since Shackleton’s 1915 Shipwreck 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Location shapes exposure: Many lower-income countries, like Madagascar and Bangladesh, are in the tropics. The world’s poorest bear the burden of heat — and it’s getting worse 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Researchers say temperature by itself isn’t the best way to measure climate change’s weird weather and downplays impacts in the tropics. Measuring climate change: It’s not just heat, it’s humidity 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Most of these species are likely in the tropics, according to the new research, which was published on Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Thousands of Tree Species Remain Unknown to Science 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z That’s because storms in the midlatitudes—a temperate zone north of the tropics that includes the entire continental U.S.—draw their energy from large temperature contrasts. What is a Bomb Cyclone? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z While national parks and reserves are "wonderful places", elsewhere "the amount of rainforest that has been cleared in the tropics is devastating". Anglia Ruskin scientist makes 'once-in-a-lifetime' insect find 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z “There’s a huge gap in the fossil record, because we’re not collecting enough fossils or doing much fieldwork in the tropics,” Dr. Luque said. This Ancient Crab Had Unusually Huge Eyes 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z When judging by temperature alone, it looks like warming is most pronounced in North America, mid-latitudes and especially the poles — and less so in the tropics, Ramanathan said. Measuring climate change: It’s not just heat, it’s humidity 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Gravity waves can interfere with a cyclical reversal of wind direction in the tropics, Osprey says, and this could affect weather patterns as far away as Europe. Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Puzzling Ripples in Earth’s Atmosphere 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The effect would be greatest in the tropics, where many of these plants live with relatively big seed dispersers, such as lemurs in Madagascar and large fruit-eating birds in Southeast Asia. Loss of seed-hauling animals spells trouble for plants in warming world 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Heat waves, rivers of rain from the tropics and now a record-breaking snap of bitter cold. From record high temperatures to bitter cold days, Western Washington’s year of extreme weather 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The mangrove forests that coat coastlines in the tropics and subtropics harbor abundant plant and animal species that thrive at the intersection of land and sea. 15 Conservation Issues to Watch in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z But that’s not the case, he said, because the high humidity in the tropics juices up storm activity, from regular storms to tropical cyclones and monsoons. Measuring climate change: It’s not just heat, it’s humidity 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Dr. Wilson wove accounts of his travels in the tropics with the latest understanding about humanity’s impact on the biological richness of the planet. E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z It was dark and cool for the tropics. Appreciation: Joan Didion’s indelible study of grief gave me the tools to save myself 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Unlike the tropics, where human disturbances can be quickly repaired by new green growth, the Arctic remains fragile and exposed. Gravel or green: What will become of Alaska’s coastal plain? 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Lewis, who spent months in Congo on the 2019 trip, hoped his team’s work would ultimately confirm that the peatland was indeed the world’s largest in the tropics. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Meteorologists said the rain had come from an atmospheric river, or a stream of water vapor stretching hundreds of miles long from the tropics. From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z “It’s universal across geographic locations, from the tropics to the poles, and it’s universal across the taxonomic groups, from little zooplankton or phytoplankton to large whales and sharks.” The Ups and Downs of a Great Vertical Migration 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z And annual deforestation in the tropics, where trees store the most carbon and harbor the most biodiversity, has lately been on the rise. Hundreds of Companies Promised to Help Save Forests. Did They? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “It’s basically a plume of moisture that comes from over the Pacific Ocean, usually from the tropics down closer to the equator,” he said. After unseasonably warm and humid days in Seattle, get ready for cooler weather 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z That narrow but intense plume of moisture will originate as much as 2,500 miles away in the tropics south of Hawaii. Atmospheric rivers to blast British Columbia yet again with more flooding 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z All across the world, the tropics have been devoid of significant cyclone activity. World’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z After years of storm deaths in intensifying deluges and hurricanes from the tropics, Houston residents froze to death in record numbers in a wobbling polar vortex this year. US climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The conference was a historic occasion, held in the tropics for the first time in its 62-year history, and hosted by the Malaysian Peat Society with the Sarawak government’s support. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z But they couldn’t compete with growers in the tropics. Washington has struggled with turning kelp into a cash crop, but keeps floating new ideas 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions in the atmosphere — like rivers in the sky — that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ‘Atmospheric river’ of rain is on its way to Seattle area 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow swaths of exceptionally moist air, sometimes sourced from the tropics, that can produce excessive amounts of precipitation. Atmospheric river unleashes record-setting rain, flooding in California 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z And climate models suggest that, at times, the tropics could have become "dead zones", too hot for most species to survive. Climate change: How do we know it is happening and caused by humans? 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z The Weather Service described the storm systems as “atmospheric rivers” — long, narrow columns in the atmosphere, like rivers in the sky, that move water vapor out of the tropics. After Fires and Droughts, California Prepares for Heavy Rain 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The loss of the glaciers — icy holdouts high above the steamy tropics that have long been objects of wonder and fascination — is a physical manifestation of the change in Earth’s climate. A Warning That Africa’s Last Glaciers Will Soon Vanish 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Yet certain countries in the tropics will suffer, and are already suffering, the most. Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z He pointed to a 2015 study in Global Change Biology that also concluded that many regions in the subtropics and tropics are understudied compared with other parts of the world. Climate Studies Have Focused on Rich Countries 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The KCE help move heat from the tropics to colder regions in the north by moving gases and salt up from the equatorial regions. A major Pacific current system is poised to heat up — with potentially devastating repercussions 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Surely there couldn’t have been glaciers in the tropics, right? Fungi Might Have Helped Drag the Planet Out of its ‘Snowball Earth’ Phase 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z In the tropics, the fish that leave are not replaced by anything else. Bringing Fisheries Back from the Brink 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Will it travel for hundreds, maybe thousands, of miles from the tropics to higher latitudes? Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z In the tropics, two new systems have formed. Tropical Cyclone Nicholas remnants pose heavy rain, flood threats 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Ocean conditions in the tropics tend to determine winter precipitation and temperature patterns for the Pacific Northwest. ‘Notable shift to autumn,’ headed Seattle’s way, could spell end for wildfire risk in Western Washington 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z As hurricanes move northward from the tropics, they often transition from their characteristic circular shape to become "extratropical cyclones" with warm and cold fronts extending outward from the low pressure at the center. Two reasons for Hurricane Ida's record-shattering rainfall long after the winds weakened 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z A the time, director of the Llanarthne site prof Charles Stirton enthused: "This is as exciting as finding a new tree in the tropics." Snowdonia Hawkweed: 'One of most threatened in the world' 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z The tropics are beginning to get active again with a few things to keep an eye on. Heat wave leaves US sweltering as watches, warnings in effect 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z While I had known that there were bananas of varying colors, textures and flavors, they had all been locked away from me in the tropics, only to be admired from afar. Amid a global banana crisis, Puerto Rico’s abundant biodiversity offers a taste of hope 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z "Some things we can do quite quickly - in the tropics, you can put soil on top of these huge urban landfills and you can do a lot about stopping crop waste fires." Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time' 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Even though they no longer have the intense winds that they did in the tropics, they still bring tropical humidity. Two reasons for Hurricane Ida's record-shattering rainfall long after the winds weakened 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z It starts in the tropics, where high temperatures not only warm up the seawater but also increase its proportion of salt by boosting evaporation. A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z It starts in the tropics, where high temperatures not only warm up the seawater but increase its proportion of salt by boosting evaporation. A critical Atlantic Ocean system may be heading for collapse from climate change, study finds 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z But in Puerto Rico, where they grow so well as a plant of the “wet tropics,” it’s the flesh that is used in many traditional dishes. Amid a global banana crisis, Puerto Rico’s abundant biodiversity offers a taste of hope 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The Madden-Julian Oscillation is a larger such wave that meanders about the global tropics every 30 to 60 days, enhancing thunderstorm activity when its associated rising motion arrives. Atlantic hurricane season is on pause. Don’t expect that to last. 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z It explains why heavy rain occurs year-round in the tropics, whereas it is much more likely in summer than winter in the U.S. Two reasons for Hurricane Ida's record-shattering rainfall long after the winds weakened 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The jet streams are fast-flowing air currents that circle the globe -- near the poles and the tropics -- driving many weather patterns. Extreme weather renews focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Moored buoys in the tropics are the best tools to monitor El Nino. The pandemic made it even harder to check on the ocean’s vital signs 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Although there are many similarities between the petrified forest and present-day Amazonian forests, some of the fossil trees have anatomical features that are unusual in the South American tropics. A volcanic eruption buried a forest in Peru – now the petrified trees are showing us their stories 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Follow-up flights chased dust storms across the Atlantic and studied ozone variability in the tropics. Atmospheric science is overwhelmingly white. Black scientists have ignited a change 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z The sun had set a few minutes before, but in the tropics, there is no twilight, and day turns to night like someone has flipped a light switch. My Father Vanished When I Was 7. The Mystery Made Me Who I Am. 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z And their clustered reefs become natural homes for fish and other marine animals, just as coral reefs do in the tropics. Saved from Shuckers, Oysters Fight Rising Seas 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z There's also already a Grand Prix motorcycle circuit being built at the site - not exactly what many might associate with beach holidays in the tropics. Why Indonesia's 'new Bali' is accused of trampling on human rights 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z It is helping paleontologists like us to understand the history of the megadiverse forests of the New World tropics and the past climates and environments of South America. A volcanic eruption buried a forest in Peru – now the petrified trees are showing us their stories 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z In addition, he said, the tracks of storms are shifting away from the tropics and are heading farther north, with a subsequent expansion of the range of storm risk. Scientists Predict an ‘Above Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Many avulsions cluster on rainy, mountainous islands in the tropics that erode quickly, such as Madagascar and Java—something Brooke says the analysis, the first of its kind, drew attention to. Why do rivers leap from their banks? Scientists strive to predict deadly flooding events 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Phuket’s half-built condominium complexes are being reclaimed by nature — always a battle in the tropics but a lost cause when developer money dries up. Phuket Was Poised for Tourism Comeback. A COVID Surge Dashed Those Hopes. 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z The new “hurricane wings” will be added to Saildrones that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will place in the tropics during hurricane season as part of a later project. How high-tech robotic surfboards could change our understanding of the Gulf Stream 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The number of species attached to the seafloor remained somewhat stable in the tropics between the 1970s and 2010, according to the study. Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator: study 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z A second explanation is that falling ash from the impact enriched soils throughout the tropics, giving an advantage to faster-growing flowering plants. Dinosaur-killing asteroid strike gave rise to Amazon rainforest 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z However, corals only form reefs in the warm, shallow seas of the tropics. Then and now: Rising temperatures threaten corals 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z These insights, Wilf adds, “provide new impetus for the conservation of the living evolutionary heritage in the tropics that supports human life, along with millions of living species.” The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The vital, humid primary forests of the tropics, which store immense amounts of carbon, saw even greater devastation. Global forest losses accelerated despite the pandemic, threatening world’s climate goals 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z As in previous years, the institute said, most forest loss in the tropics was driven by agriculture, either the production of commodities like palm oil and cocoa or subsistence efforts by small farmers. Tropical Forest Destruction Accelerated in 2020 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The intensification of weather patterns observed in the mountains is happening throughout the tropics. Uganda climate change: The people under threat from a melting glacier 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z "Obtaining net forest gains domestically but expanding non-domestic deforestation footprints, especially in the tropics, might do more harm than good for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation," he told BBC News. Climate change: Consumer pose 'growing threat' to tropical forests 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s a large overturning circulation that circulates around Earth’s tropics every 30 to 60 days, enhancing thunderstorm activity where air rises on its leading edge and bringing sinking air and clear skies in its wake. Busy tornado season projected across the southern U.S. this spring 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z In the tropics, meanwhile, the key drivers were uncontrolled fires and the expansion of agriculture. Global forest losses accelerated despite the pandemic, threatening world’s climate goals 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Flu typically travels around the world from one winter to another, while maintaining a lower year-round presence in the tropics. How COVID-19 is Changing the Cold and Flu Season 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z In the tropics it occurs throughout the year, with only shallow peaks. How Will the Coronavirus Evolve? 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In particular, some experts believe the migration of hurricanes may be connected to the Earth’s expanding tropics. Hurricanes Are Hitting Maximum Strength Closer to Land 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Storms generally move east to west because of trade winds in the tropics, so a greater westward shift usually puts them closer to where the land is, Wang said. Tropical cyclones are nearing land more, except in Atlantic 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The new figures do not necessarily represent permanent deforestation, especially outside the tropics. Global forest losses accelerated despite the pandemic, threatening world’s climate goals 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Because they’re lower in the atmosphere, they tend to be warmer, even when they aren’t a pipeline directly to the tropics. Storm next week expected to bring 'significant rain and mountain snow' to Southland, forecasters say 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z “We drove that telescope hard. It’s an old piece of steel in the tropics, too heavy, it failed.” How the famed Arecibo telescope fell—and how it might rise again 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s large, often dipping into the mid-latitudes, the region above the tropics and below the Arctic—in North America, think central Mexico to northern Canada—and moving west to east. The polar vortex is coming—and raising the odds for intense winter weather 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z West reportedly also helped Kardashian celebrate her 40th by attending her birthday extravaganza in the tropics with friends. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's rocky 2020: All of the ups and downs ahead of couple's 'imminent' divorce 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, much of the destruction in the vital forests of the tropics stems from agricultural growth for crops like soy and cattle ranching, which is usually permanent. Global forest losses accelerated despite the pandemic, threatening world’s climate goals 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Among birds, the specific melanin pigments in darker feathers seem to resist bacterial infestation, an advantage in the Petri dish of the tropics. Will climate change make animals darker—or lighter? 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z This is an uncommon attribute recognized in less than 4 percent of bird species globally, most of which are in the tropics. A Duet of Fish Owls 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Many Canadians who fly across country to see family or escape south to the tropics for a few weeks of precious sun, have canceled those trips. Christmas Trees — an Elusive Bit of Happiness for Canadians 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z “They want to instill fear in future critical voices and to drive me to ruin or madness. It’s Kafka in the tropics.” A Brazilian Writer Saw a Tweet as Tame Satire. Then Came the Lawsuits. 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z And, for me, east Africa is most likely, because if you look at where nonhuman primates are distributed today, they concentrate around the tropics and the equator. Meave Leakey: 'Definitely, Africa is where it all began' 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Weekends at the southernmost place on Earth feature “Adventure Movie Night with Wayne,” where White follows introductory screenings of say, “Race for the Poles,” with films set in the tropics. Perspective | Think it will soon be too cold to eat outside? Heed this advice from Alaska, Scandinavia — even the South Pole 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z These features tend to circle the global tropics every 30 to 60 days, giving a boost to marginal storms that may otherwise struggle to organize. 2020 Atlantic hurricane season breaks all-time record while leaving Gulf Coast battered 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z A congressional aide on a fact-finding mission in the tropics finds romance with a hunky Air Force captain in the rom-com “Operation Christmas Drop.” What’s on TV This Week: Hugh Laurie on 'Masterpiece' and more 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Forests are becoming more vulnerable in a warming world Forests, from the giant sequoias in California to mangrove forests in the tropics, are becoming more vulnerable in a warming world. YouTubers’ #TeamTrees campaign overcame big hurdles in its first year 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Seeking U.S. approval first is a common strategy for drugmakers developing treatments for diseases mainly found in the tropics and in developing countries. US regulators approve 1st treatment for Ebola 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Audiobook listeners can enjoy a growing body of titles featuring Indigenous authors and narrators, stories that range from tundra to tropics, the great plains to the Australian outback. Next week is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Mark the date with these 7 audiobooks by Indigenous authors 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z In the tropics, new tropical activity is beginning to fire up on Thursday. Extreme heat in West impacting 36 million fuels wildfire threat, tropical activity brews in Caribbean 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z In the tropics, while still in peak hurricane season, no tropical cyclones are forecast in the next five days. Wildfire-plagued West faces more heat as stormy conditions head East 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z This category accounts for the bulk of burnt areas each year, particularly in the tropics. Wildfires: count lives and homes, not hectares burnt 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z But for the tropics, the model showed almost no dissipation, even after 20 days. A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In the tropics, while still in peak hurricane season, no tropical cyclones are forecast in the next 5 days. Wildfire threat simmers in California as red flag warnings stretch through state 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z A half-century ago, palm oil was just another commodity that thrived in the tropics. Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Humpbacks follow the western Australian coast in their annual migration from the tropics to Antarctica. Whale swims free of crocodile-filled Australian river 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z “The tropics are under particular pressure, and it’s not just forest destruction but also the loss of other habitat types, such as tropical savannahs and native grasslands, that are occurring apace.” 'Shocking': wilderness the size of Mexico lost worldwide in just 13 years, study finds 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Weather prediction is challenging in the tropics in part because existing forecasting models aren’t well-suited to their most common weather phenomena. A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In the humid tropics, climatic conditions play a smaller role in wildfires. It’s Not Just the West. These Places Are Also on Fire. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Studies by Michael E. Mann, a climate scientist at Penn State, and others suggest that increased Arctic warmth reduces the temperature differential between that region and the tropics. Why Hurricane Sally Could Bring a Deluge 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “It is quite active across the tropics today.” Sally set to become hurricane and threaten U.S. Gulf Coast 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z As the image below shows, the region was broadly situated in a very deep corridor of high humidity, sourced in the deep tropics. How Thursday’s flood unfolded in the Washington region and why it was so hard to forecast 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z “In the tropics, most of the weather is in the form of showers and thunderstorms, which are much smaller than a typical weather system in the middle latitudes,” Dr. Judt said. A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The loss of data was even worse in the tropics and southern hemisphere, where the drop in information reached 90 percent. 2020 is set to mark the end of the hottest 5-year period on record 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z This leads to a slowing of the jet stream, which affects other circulation patterns in the tropics but also in mid-latitude areas like North America. Why Hurricane Sally Could Bring a Deluge 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z A study estimates that 200 million trees in the tropics are mowed down annually by lightning. Death by Lightning Is Common for Tropic Trees 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The tropics are active, but no immediate threats to the U.S. over the next 5 days. Nana to become hurricane before landfall in Belize, Tropical Storm Omar moves away from US 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z But there are far fewer stations in the tropics because so much of that territory is covered by oceans. A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Those changes in sea-surface temperature, in turn, cause weather patterns in the tropics to shift, triggering a shrinkage of wetlands, Nehrbass-Ahles says. Surprising pulses of ancient warming found in Antarctic ice samples 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The tropics are being watched closely, with a disturbance in the central Caribbean that is gradually becoming more organized. California, the Great Basin and the Rockies face critical fire weather danger 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z If the entire tropics were to behave similarly, the researchers estimate that 65 billion metric tons of carbon would enter the atmosphere by 2100 — more than six times the annual emissions from all human-related sources. Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z In other regions, relief might be hundreds or thousands of kilometres away, as is the case in the tropics, where ocean temperatures are relatively uniform. Metric for marine heatwaves suggests how these events displace ocean life 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The tropics are also prone to extreme storms where “it just pours for hours and hours,” Dr. Judt said. A Hopeful Forecast: More Accurate Long-Term Weather Predictions 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z After a four-month drought, there will be a torrential downpour of basketball in the Florida tropics. Analysis | The buildup to the NBA’s return was a slow burn, but games in the bubble have started with a bang 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z "It's like the tropics in here," he told them. Desperate to hide the numbers, Trump declares all-out war on testing 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Scaling the results to account for the entire tropics is complicated, however. Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z Across the tropics, things are quiet for now. Severe thunderstorms target Northern Plains as critical fire danger lingers out West 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z And much of that warming is linked to climate cycles happening thousands of miles away in the tropics. Why Is the South Pole Warming So Quickly? It’s Complicated 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Escape to the tropics by way of a Hawaiian bakery in Georgetown, then explore a neighborhood dotted with quirky garden art, plus a Godzilla-sized cowboy hat and boots. Explore 3 Seattle neighborhoods with socially distant walks and bakery treats 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z When you perform a Google Image search for “victims of climate change,” the faces you see are those of Black and brown people in the tropics. The Ugly History of Climate Determinism Is Still Evident Today 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z “There are very strange things going on in the tropics,” Prof Palmer added. Climate computing power 'needs more cash' 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Overall in the tropics, that loss amounted to nearly 30 million acres last year. ‘Going in the Wrong Direction’: More Tropical Forest Loss in 2019 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The animals are found on every continent save Antarctica, in places highly impacted by humans, primarily in the tropics and subtropics. Extinction 'existential threat to civilisation' 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z When the scientists added those 388 species to their original analysis, they found an 84% geographic overlap — largely in the tropics — with species in the critically endangered group. Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating, Scientists Report 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Those internal meteorologists also are forecasting an active tropics this year. Active hurricane season forecast, coronavirus adds new twist to disaster response for AT&T 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z The world was recovering from a mass extinction 12 million years earlier, but the climate was still chaotic, swinging between hothouse conditions and freezes so deep that glaciers formed in the tropics. No asteroids or volcanoes needed: ancient mass extinction tied to ozone loss, warming climate 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns help transport heat between the tropics and the Arctic. Because of Rising CO 2 , Trees Might Be Warming the Arctic 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z The combination of a pandemic, a severe weather season and the possibility of more action in the tropics create a threat landscape the Homeland Security chief called "unprecedented." Hurricane season on the horizon puts added stress on FEMA amid coronavirus pandemic 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z “In the tropics it’s unusual for fires to start spontaneously,” he told us, a half century later. The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z From the tropics to the poles, field researchers are abandoning study sites because of travel restrictions and fears of catching or spreading the new coronavirus. Pandemic robs field scientists of ‘once in a lifetime’ moments 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Such conditions were once largely confined to the tropics, but as a result of global warming, formerly temperate areas are now experiencing more tropical conditions, resulting in the territorial expansion of mosquito breeding grounds. Avenger planet: Is the COVID-19 pandemic Mother Nature’s response to human transgression? 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The exact mechanisms are a little different, but climate change seems to encourage a poleward shift of the jet stream and an expansion of the tropics. Shrinking Ozone Hole, Climate Change Are Causing Atmospheric “Tug of War” 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Designed for the tropics, the houses were extremely comfortable. How Disaster Aid Ravaged an Island People 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z The extinct claim lived in a shallow seabed in the tropics in what is now the dry, mountains of modern-day Oman. Dinosaurs had shorter days and longer years, according to new study 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z He adds that developing countries in the tropics, where wildlife diversity is greatest, should be the frontline of this battle against viruses. How China’s “Bat Woman” Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z In the warmer tropics, on the other hand, flu season tends to spread out throughout the year, with some spikes during the rainy season. What Could Warming Mean for Pathogens Like Coronavirus? 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z An international consortium of European and African scientists -- led by the University of Leeds -- examined more than 300,000 trees over the course of the last three decades in the Amazon and the African tropics. Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon: study 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z "In the Andes in Peru, which have about 70% of the world's glacier area in the tropics, those glacial areas are retreating," he said. Drones used to study shrinking Andes glaciers 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z But he added: “Seeing such a warm winter is disconcerting, but does not represent a climate trend as such. Seasonal temperatures, especially outside the tropics vary significantly from year to year.” This winter in Europe was hottest on record by far, say scientists 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z My work focused on the environmental impact of agriculture and livestock production in the tropics and subtropics. Four ways I adapted to lab life in Mexico 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Previously, researchers thought that after feeding in the Arctic or Antarctic, whales traveled to the tropics to give birth far from their usual predators. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Climate change is expected to cause substantial declines in yields of corn globally, especially in the tropics, a 2018 study published in the U.S. In Mexico's cradle of corn, climate change leaves its mark 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Deforestation — the clearing of forest land for other uses, like agriculture in the tropics — robs the environment of the forests needed to process and store carbon. Healthy forests and sustainable wood products help curb greenhouse emissions | Provided by Washington Forest Protection Association 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “At higher latitudes, it happens more quickly than the tropics.” Moscow meltdown: Russian capital has warmest January as experts point to global warming 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “The heating of the planet is pushing the tropics farther from the equator, and for us that means our rains are pushing toward the poles. Many fronts just don’t reach us anymore.” Record fires and dead coral reefs aren’t dulling Australia’s lust for coal 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z There is a quick, cheap way to lower carbon emissions and protect the more than three-quarters of species that live in the tropics: reduce tropical deforestation. Daily briefing: The quick, cheap way to lower carbon emissions and save species 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z "This is a big problem because the majority of plant and animal species occur in the tropics," Román-Palacios said. Climate change could destroy half of Earth's animal and plant species in the next 50 years, disturbing study says 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The vast majority of Earth’s species are in the tropics; forests there have taken in much of the carbon added to the atmosphere by human activities. Adopt a carbon tax to protect tropical forests 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In fact, the global total peatland area is decreasing because bogs continue to be drained in the tropics and the land is converted for other uses. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z A closer look, region by region, suggests that much of the acceleration is happening in the tropics. Ocean Currents Are Speeding Up, Driven by Faster Winds 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z As we get into the storm’s warm sector Thursday, brisk southerly winds will tap moisture from as far away as the tropics, as shown below. Soaking rainstorm to drench Washington from late Wednesday into early Friday, with flooding possible 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z A well-known example of a strong atmospheric river is called the "Pineapple Express," which is capable of bringing moisture from the tropics near Hawaii over to the West Coast of the U.S. What does atmospheric river mean? How the 'Pineapple Express' impacts the West Coast 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Climate change is believed to be shifting winds around Antarctica, which in turn are connected to a warming of the tropics and shifting patterns of atmospheric circulation. Unprecedented data confirms that Antarctica’s most dangerous glacier is melting from below 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z In the tropics, for example, researchers are tracking deforestation, which often precedes efforts to drain the peatlands. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Orchids grow everywhere, from Montana to the tropics and subtropics of Asia, Africa, Oceania, the North, Central and South Americas, and temperate regions of Asia and Europe. Missoula’s ‘best kept secret’ helps save imperiled orchids 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z While new forests in high latitudes can cause Earth’s surface to grow darker and absorb more heat, forests in the tropics are frequently covered by clouds that reflect sunlight and cool the planet. Scientists, activists planting trees to fight climate change 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Location also matters: Trees planted in Germany do not have the same carbon-fighting capacity as trees planted in the tropics, where they grow more rapidly and therefore capture more carbon. The audacious effort to reforest the planet: How trees can fight climate change 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z As for climate change, poorer countries in the tropics are among the most adversely affected and people there who are already living in poverty are being made even poorer, the report said. UN report: 70% of world lives where inequality has grown 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z “Environmental chemistry in the tropics is much faster than in temperate regions.” 'Like a bomb going off': why Brazil's largest reserve is facing destruction 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Commodity Weather Group president Matt Rogers sees a “big driver for a possible pattern change” from what’s known as the Madden-Julian Oscillation, a large overturning circulation in the tropics that propagates east across the globe. What happened to winter, and will it ever show up? 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Forecast improvements are most apparent for the tropics and the Southern Hemisphere. Weather forecasters start using space laser data 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z While new forests in high latitudes can cause the Earth’s surface to grow darker and absorb more heat, forests in the tropics are frequently covered by clouds that reflect sunlight and cool the planet. The audacious effort to reforest the planet: How trees can fight climate change 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The Amazon exists because the Sahara does, the desert is there because the tropics are here. This Was the Decade We Knew We Were Right 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z That matters because people living in the tropics have traditionally lived at higher altitudes in order to avoid disease. Can kitchen gardens combat climate change? 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z But there is a large natural component as well, and a lot of current research is centred on contributions from the tropics. Methane pulse detected from South Sudan wetlands 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The end of an entertaining round in this holiday event in the tropics set up what figures to be a lively conclusion. Woodland leads in the Bahamas as Tiger gets within 2 shots 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z But planting trees in the tropics can be hard. The audacious effort to reforest the planet: How trees can fight climate change 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z All of this coincides with two major volcanic eruptions in the tropics: one in 1693 and an even larger one in 1695. How a volcanic eruption helped create modern Scotland 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The property, which boasts 180-degree views, is designed to look like the deep tropics and includes palm trees, huge Monstera vines and tropical flowers. Cheryl Tiegs selling mansion for $18.5 million 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Christmas Cookie Challenge Cookie makers are challenged to create cookies perfect for a Christmas in the tropics in this new episode. What's on TV Saturday: 'Christmas in Rome' on Hallmark Channel 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Considering 30 such factors, the group identified 50 ocean regions scattered throughout the tropics, each about 500 square kilometres, as conservation priorities5. These corals could survive climate change — and help save the world’s reefs 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Ocean circulations move carbon and heat into the deep ocean and transport heat around the globe — up to 1.3 petawatts from the tropics to the poles in the case of the AMOC. A sharper view of the world’s oceans 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z In the tropics, where many species of Ophiocordyceps live, the fungus drives ants upward, to a leaf above the ground. After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies Explode 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The study, published in Science, found that at a local level, the number of species and the abundance of earthworms is lower in the tropics than in the temperate regions. Earthworms' place on Earth mapped 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z But in the tropics, “Every time they dig a hole, they find a new species of earthworm,” Phillips says. First global map of earthworms reveals which places are chock-full of them—and why 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z He is hiring for a team, dubbed RESTOR, that will evaluate forest restoration projects throughout the tropics and help funnel donor money to well-designed efforts. Catchy findings have propelled this young ecologist to fame—and enraged his critics 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Observations by radar and Japan’s Himawari 8 weather satellite, along with simulations, show a wide band of rainfall extending from the tropics to the northeast rim of Hagibis as it landed on central Japan. Deadly typhoon forces Japan to face its vulnerability to increasingly powerful storms 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z |
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