Synonyms for tropics
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1. tropicsnoun

   Synonyms:
   torrid zone, tropical zone

2. tropicsnoun

   The region of the Earth, centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

   Synonyms:
   tropical zone, torrid zone

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1. Torrid Zone, tropical zone, tropicsnoun

   the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

   Synonyms:
   tropical zone

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1. Neil James:

   However, it's still the tropics, so if rainy evenings aren't your thing then avoid January to April and October to November.

2. Phil Klotzbach:

   El Niño tends to have its strongest impacts on hurricanes forming in the deep tropics, so, Caribbean storms tend to really get knocked down in El Niño years, due to increases in vertical wind shear.

3. Jill Huntley:

   Climate change impacts are worse in the equatorial tropics -- Australasia -- because of the unique climate here. It is the most atmospherically dynamic place on Earth. Also, the tropics can experience up to three times the temperature increases under climate change compared to other parts of the world.

4. Colin Simpfendorfer:

   The tropics host incredible shark and ray diversity, but too many of these inherently vulnerable species have been heavily fished for more than a century by a wide range of fisheries that remain poorly managed, despite countless commitments to improve, as a result, we fear we will soon confirm that one or more of these species has been driven to extinction from overfishing, a deeply troubling first for marine fishes. We will work to make this study a turning point in efforts to prevent any more irreversible losses and secure long-term sustainability.

5. Matthew England:

   Shut it down completely and you get this reduction of rainfall in one band south of the equator and an increase in the band to the north. So we could see impacts on rainfall in the tropics.