As Laura’s track shifted southward, away from Florida, tropical storm Marco appeared to be on track to enter the Gulf of Mexico right behind it.
What’s behind August 2020’s extreme weather? Climate change and bad luck|Carolyn Gramling|August 27, 2020|Science News
Groups such as the Red Cross are starting to use subseasonal forecasts to strategize for weather disasters, such as figuring out where to move emergency supplies when it looks like a tropical cyclone might hit a region.
Improved three-week weather forecasts could save lives from disaster|Alexandra Witze|August 27, 2020|Science News
The effects of that disturbance in air circulation can be felt across the globe, suppressing winds over the Atlantic that might otherwise pull tropical storms apart.
Predictions for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season just got worse|Maria Temming|August 7, 2020|Science News
Too much deforestation means that tropical forests are now producing more greenhouse gases than they absorb.
Scientists Say: Deforestation|Bethany Brookshire|August 3, 2020|Science News For Students
Reducing tropical deforestation and limiting the wildlife trade might be cost-effective ways of stopping pandemics before they start, a new analysis finds.
To prevent the next pandemic, we might need to cut down fewer trees|Jonathan Lambert|July 23, 2020|Science News
Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The abandoned barracks of the Liberian Army lay just beyond in the tropical thicket.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola|Sarah Crowe|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tropical storm, clearly visible on radar for days, is to blame.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable|Dick Dorworth|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.
What Made Mexico’s Most Mysterious Beach?|Brandon Presser|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bob Kaiser, chief of tropical diseases at the CDC, was stumped by the descriptions of the fever.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two shrubby species of Euonymus belong to the flora of North America, but the bulk of the large family is tropical.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers
As they approached the sandy beach, they saw an immense crocodile, apparently asleep, enjoying the blaze of a tropical sun.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago|John S. C. Abbott
Elvin stared in disbelief at the neat square of tropical jungle rising cleanly in the heart of San Benedicto.
Adolescents Only|Irving E. Cox
Tropical America, Peter, where the insects are like flying flowers.
The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fergus Hume
The popular idea of a wealth of flowers in tropical jungles is a misconception.
Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas Carson
British Dictionary definitions for tropical
tropical
/ (ˈtrɒpɪkəl) /
adjective
situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the tropics