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tropical

tro pi kuhl

  • s  relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
    tropical islands
    tropical fruit
  • a  of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
    tropical year
  • s  characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
  • s  of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
    tropical weather

  • Each summer and fall, the severe tropical storms known as hurricanes become a major meteorological peril for inhabitants of the Eastern and Gulf Coast states.
  • Ironically, shortly after the weather front left Puerto Rico and gained sufficient new force to be classified as a tropical storm, Isabel was the name routinely assigned to it by .
  • But now scientists recognize that deforestation in tropical countries like Madagascar could be responsible for up to a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, giving another .
News & Articles

  • Tropical Illusions
    Critter Chris cuts open a lemon to reveal an egg inside during the Tropical Illusions act, which uses illusions to teach about animals and the environment. Show times are set for 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday during the 2013 Greater Jefferson County Fair.
    June 28, 2013 - The Fairfield Ledger
  • Tropical Smoothie Cafe Signs Multi-Unit Franchise Deal in Raleigh
    RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the rapidly expanding franchise known for its healthy food with a tropical twist, announced today the signing of a multi-unit development deal with Raleigh entrepreneur ...
    June 27, 2013 - GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
  • Tropical Storm Barry threatens deadly mud slides in Mexico
    Barry, the second tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall in Mexico, Thursday - bringing the risk of “life-threatening” flash flooding and mudslides, the National Hurricane Center said.
    June 27, 2013 - NBC NEWS
Quotes

  • Mike Easley in Forbes
    The greatest danger will be flooding in low lying areas and on roads, such as Highway 12 on the Outer Banks,said North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley. "The most deaths during tropical storms occur when people drive into flood waters and drown....
  • Benjamin Franklin in International Herald Tribune
    To put this development in perspective - no tropical cyclone in the historical record has ever reached this intensity at a faster rate near landfall. It would be nice to know, someday, why this happened,Franklin said.

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