Tourism here is still pretty much an adventure, with unspoiled beaches, coral-filled waters and dense tropical jungle inland. |
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The cells were about the size of a king-size mattress, made of mesh and metal, exposed to the relentless tropical heat, with no air conditioning. |
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The drop in global temperature also reduces the tropical rainforests in the Amazon Basin to small ribbons running along the rivers. |
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The floors and doors on the main floor are of solid mahogany, which is impervious to tropical woodworms and termites. |
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Mixture of aromatic tropical berries with coriander, black peppercorns, white peppercorns, Jamaica peppers, aniseed, and caraway. |
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December to April are the driest seasons, but because it has a tropical climate, there may be one or two rainfalls. |
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Scientists believe the beetles use this strength to plow through the woody debris that covers their tropical jungle habitat. |
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These soils have a typical, immature tropical soil mineral assemblage dominated by kaolin, quartz and goethite. |
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Carver starts out at a disadvantage, but over time becomes uniquely suited to the tropical wilderness. |
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Asia and the Pacific Indo-Malaysia is currently well endowed with tropical rainforest, within which mountain types are abundant. |
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November to April is the wet season but heavy tropical storms can abate as suddenly as they arrive. |
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Their game against the Montreal Expos was rained out by one of the worst rainstorms in an area known for its tropical storms. |
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Some tropical bird species rear their young near wasp nests and depend on the insects to repel predators. |
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The colour range favours warm and tropical colours, with the addition of blue and sea green. |
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El Nino will lead to abnormal weather and the increase of tropical cyclones will bring more rainstorms to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. |
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This contrasts with temperate and especially sub-tropical and tropical latitudes where keratose sponges can be common. |
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Larger forest birds such as the grey kingbird, the streaked saltator, or the tropical mockingbird flit among the taller tree branches. |
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One such threatened species is the tropical hardwood know as afrormosia or African teak. |
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Forecasters said the UK would take on a tropical feel, with sticky and muggy weather making conditions unpleasant. |
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The sheets of silk are also rainproof, which is very handy when there are tropical downpours. |
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The kapok is a large, deciduous, tropical tree that has attractive leaves and clusters of yellow, white or pink flowers. |
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The material kapok, the soft fibrous covering of the seeds of a tropical tree, is familiar as a lining and stuffing material. |
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Diversity patterns in Recent and fossil tropical American mollusks have been the focus of considerable debate. |
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As they move eastward, moisture evaporates into the air, making the air mass more like a maritime tropical air mass. |
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The metal construction of the cells and the lack of windows exacerbates their airlessness in a tropical heat which is relentless, all year round. |
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He turned a TV into an aquarium in which tropical fish drift about aimlessly. |
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Sunset cocktail dresses, tropical disco pants, neon kaftans, bikinis, all laced with glamour. |
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Lions can also live, with wider ranges, in most habitats except in tropical rainforests and in deserts. |
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Restricted to tropical parts of the new world, it includes the paca, agoutis, and acouchis. |
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Between 18 and 24 guests live close to nature on a twin-shared basis in wattle huts under scented tropical trees. |
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Guatemala's national symbol of independence and pride is the quetzal, a brilliantly colored tropical bird native to Central America. |
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Basking sharks feed exclusively on plankton and are the coolwater equivalent of the tropical whale shark. |
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The tree will fruit only in a subtropical or tropical climate where there is a distinct dry season. |
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Native to tropical America and the Caribbean, quassia grows in forests and near water. |
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The abundance of pawpaw trees, whose fruit tastes like banana custard, amplifies the tropical effect. |
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They are primarily forest birds and live in rainforests of tropical Asia and Africa. |
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But there is a Caribbean calm, intense in the tropical sun, and the sedative wash of the waves. |
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They were carried off by malaria, cholera, typhus, heat stroke, agues and tropical distempers, and drink, lots of drink. |
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Over the past 30 years, the world has lost fully a fifth of all biodiverse tropical rainforests. |
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Reinterpreting the export banana's past is important for plotting its future role in tropical agroecosystems. |
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After travelling out from the capital city, Caracas, they prepared to enter the humid tropical rainforests that cover the country. |
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In 1978, a tropical cyclone, with destructive winds and huge waves, washed away large sections of the jetty near the shore. |
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Gardenias are tropical rainforest plants, so do not like to be planted in a full sun environment. |
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However, the relatively soft woods of European furniture were no match for the humidity, tropical woodworms, and termites of Cuba. |
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Again, unconscious of the life-cycle of its food-plant, the large rodent called the agouti, in tropical America, buries seeds such as those of the brazil nut. |
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Another mosquito-borne infection, dengue is found primarily in urban and rural tropical and subtropical regions. |
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Everyone wanted to know the outcome of in this tropical version of bonfire of the Vanities. |
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His years knocking around what was then known as the Far East as a freelance writer and journalist had given him an encyclopaedic knowledge of tropical conditions. |
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Four computers and chairs, with the keyboards sliding out on a shelf, are housed in a recess along a wall which once held an aquarium of tropical fish. |
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There are more than 5200 species of rhodophytes, and although some rhodophytes do inhabit fresh water, red algae are most common in tropical marine environments. |
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A diving holiday more often than not means a tropical location with waters so warm you just need a light wetsuit or dive skin as thermal protection. |
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He hosted him in the one-time office of Tsar Nicholas II that overlooks a tropical garden and the Black Sea. |
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Aquatic plants also will be featured in the conservatory, Moran said, including a vibrant flowering purple tropical water lily on display during a recent tour. |
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By late afternoon, the National Hurricane Centre said the tropical depression had been estimated to be 175 miles west of St Lucia and was moving west-north-west. |
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It just seemed to me that the tropical island setting was totally wasted. |
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The abandoned barracks of the Liberian Army lay just beyond in the tropical thicket. |
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However, forces 13 to 17 were intended to apply only to special cases, such as tropical cyclones. |
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Other species of marine mussel live in tropical intertidal areas, but not in the same huge numbers as in temperate zones. |
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They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment. |
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Susan created a large number of paintings and pastel drawings of tropical fish during her lifetime. |
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The area has a tropical climate, which means the spices and flavours are intense. |
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Malwani cuisine is a specialty of the tropical area which spans from the shore of Deogad Malwan to the southern Maharashtrian border with Goa. |
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Thus, for almost 200 years, Floridian cooking has had a more tropical flavor than any other Southern state. |
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Peatlands occur on all continents, from the tropical to boreal and Arctic zones from sea level to high alpine conditions. |
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One cause of high sediment loads from slash and burn and shifting cultivation of tropical forests. |
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Some families of tropical sea urchins are known to have venomous spines, like Diadematidae and Echinothuriidae. |
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The leatherback is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, and its range extends well into the Arctic Circle. |
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Dermochelys juveniles spend more of their time in tropical waters than do adults. |
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Migration occurs between the cold waters where mature leatherbacks feed, to the tropical and subtropical beaches in the regions where they hatch. |
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This tropical island off the coast of Venezuela is known for its vibrant ethnic diversity and rich cultural events. |
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Chameleons inhabit all kinds of tropical and mountain rain forests, savannas, and sometimes deserts and steppes. |
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The range of the green sea turtle extends throughout tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. |
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Distinct populations may also exist off the west coast of tropical Africa, and Papua New Guinea. |
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They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical waters, usually in deep waters rather, but close to land. |
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November is the only month in which all the tropical cyclone basins are active. |
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The Pacific hosts the two most active tropical cyclone basins, which are the northwestern Pacific and the eastern Pacific. |
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Even those that live in warm or tropical climates live in areas that become cold and nutrient rich due to current patterns. |
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Vast tropical rainforests collapsed suddenly as the climate changed from hot and humid to cool and arid. |
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Lack of growth rings of fossilized trees suggest a lack of seasons of a tropical climate. |
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As the Earth cooled, tropical plants became less numerous and were now restricted to equatorial regions. |
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The Tethys Sea connecting the tropical oceans east to west also helped to warm the global climate. |
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Sandstones and shales were deposited in North and South Devon beneath tropical seas. |
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Many species inhabit specific latitudes, often in tropical or subtropical waters, such as Bryde's whale or Risso's dolphin. |
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The climate is tropical and desertic, moderated by the sea and in summer by the trade winds. |
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The tropical climate was unfamiliar and they found themselves in serious economic difficulties. |
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A total of 14 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the region in history. |
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The tropical thermocline is typically deeper than the thermocline at higher latitudes. |
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If evaporation exceeds precipitation, as is the case in tropical regions, salinity will be higher. |
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Thus, oceanic waters in polar regions have lower salinity content than oceanic waters in temperate and tropical regions. |
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Deer live in a variety of biomes, ranging from tundra to the tropical rainforest. |
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Most casualties during tropical cyclones occur as the result of storm surges. |
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Another method of measuring surge is by the deployment of pressure transducers along the coastline just ahead of an approaching tropical cyclone. |
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This effect is strongest in tropical zones, with an amplitude of a few millibars, and almost zero in polar areas. |
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Some tropical oysters, such as the mangrove oyster in the family Ostreidae, grow best on mangrove roots. |
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They are less common on tropical islands, although a few species do live on islands such as the Galapagos and New Caledonia. |
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Most terns breed annually and at the same time of year, but some tropical species may nest at intervals shorter than 12 months or asynchronously. |
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In tropical zones extensive coral growth results in the formation of coral atolls late in the seamount's life. |
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Sei whales live in all oceans, although rarely in polar or tropical waters. |
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A high percentage of Yemen plants belong to tropical African plants of Sudanian regions. |
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This material would have been more durable than paper in the tropical climate of Southeast Asia. |
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Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean! |
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The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia. |
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Certain dense tropical hardwoods are believed to have superior resistance to deterioration when usd in climates such as those of North America. |
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It has all the beauty of an idyllic tropical island without any of the nasty, bitey stuff. |
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One contained some brightly-coloured tropical birds, one a python and the other a large and very lively crocodile. |
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Worldwide, foliage deciduousness in angiosperms is believed to have arisen in tropical species as a response to periodic drought. |
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Furthermore, it is clear from statistical analyses of annual tropical cyclones that these changes do not display multidecadal cyclicity. |
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The dried seed powder of custard apple has been used as an insecticide in India and many other tropical countries since ancient times. |
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This chapter describes variations in tropical cyclone activity over the western North Pacific on time scales from interdecadal to intraseasonal. |
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However these buildings were unsuitable to tropical climate and expensive to maintain. |
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The number of summer storms from the Atlantic, such as the remnants of a tropical storm usually coincides with the location of the jet stream. |
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Constant tropical rain makes a mush of hard old lavas. The end product is a brick red soil called laterite. |
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Terrestrial flora reached its climax in the Carboniferous, when towering lycopsid rainforests dominated the tropical belt of Euramerica. |
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Without the elevation, many of these regions would likely feature either tropical or humid subtropical climates. |
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The warm water and temperature contrast along the edge of the Gulf Stream often increase the intensity of cyclones, tropical or otherwise. |
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It is not documented as to why these names were chosen, however it features names of pioneers in the fields of hygiene and tropical medicine. |
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Unfortunately glycerolated vaccine soon lost its potency at ambient temperatures which restricted its use in tropical climates. |
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The climate varies from tropical to temperate, with arid conditions in the coastal south. |
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It also includes tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, a freshwater swamp forest and mixed deciduous forests. |
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The climate of the area is tropical to subtropical in Cuba, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. |
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The tropical rain belt causes additional rainfall during the monsoon season. |
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It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates. |
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One commonly used spice is annatto, extracted from seeds of the tropical achiote tree. |
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Smooth, shiny, brightly colored shells, marginellas are usually found in tropical and warm water. |
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During the Triassic this area was a desert, while in the Jurassic it was part of a tropical sea, and in the Cretaceous it was covered by swamps. |
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The Caribbean islands have a tropical climate, with warm weather all year round. |
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The British Virgin Islands enjoy a tropical climate, moderated by trade winds. |
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Climate change also impacts island countries by causing natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, hurricanes, flash floods and drought. |
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It was argued that without Asiatics to work in the tropical areas of the Northern Territory and Queensland, the area would have to be abandoned. |
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In June 1941, the US realized the tropical Atlantic had become dangerous for unescorted American as well as British ships. |
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Ireland's geologic history covers everything from volcanism and tropical seas to the last glacial period. |
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The soil is generally thin and poor, supporting scrub, tropical and forest vegetation. |
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Northeastern trade winds keep this tropical island relatively cool and dry. |
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The island is subject to both sudden tropical storms and hurricanes, which occur in the period from July to November. |
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A major natural hazard is the tropical cyclones that form during the Atlantic hurricane season from June to November. |
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Pitcairn Island is remarkably productive and its benign climate supports a wide range of tropical and temperate crops. |
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In addition, overwash by tsunamis and tropical storms has corrupted lenses in the Maldives and several Pacific islands. |
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Hurricanes and tropical storms are rare in the New York area, but they are not unheard of and always have the potential to strike the area. |
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The climate of this vast region varies considerably from area to area from tropical monsoon in the south to temperate in the north. |
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Since the surface water of deep tropical lakes never reaches the temperature of maximum density, there is no process that makes the water mix. |
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This is because the winds of the tropical monsoons that give seasonal rains to the Sahel and the Sudan blow from the west. |
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Kenya's climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate inland to arid in the north and northeast parts of the country. |
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The islands of the Caribbean Netherlands enjoy a tropical climate with warm weather all year round. |
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The natural heritage can boast a unique combination of a tropical climate, vast archipelago and long stretch of beaches. |
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Balinese painting tradition are notable for its highly vigorous yet refined intricate art which resembles baroque folk art with tropical themes. |
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It contains the last remaining tropical dry forested area within the country. |
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Many of them reside in the developing world, either in arid regions or tropical forests. |
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The tropical climate also encourages a myriad of large and brightly colored species, insects, amphibians, birds, fish, and reptiles. |
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For instance, wheat does not normally grow in tropical climates, just like tropical crops such as bananas do not grow in colder climates. |
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The drag from the hull growth cut the speed and the shipworm caused severe hull damage, especially in tropical waters. |
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These western ocean currents transport warm, tropical water polewards toward the polar regions. |
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An example of a tropical cyclone in recurvature was Typhoon Ioke in 2006, which took a similar trajectory. |
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The primary rotating flow in a tropical cyclone results from the conservation of angular momentum by the secondary circulation. |
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This fact leads to the existence of a theoretical upper bound on the strongest wind speed that a tropical cyclone can attain. |
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The RSMCs and TCWCs are not the only organizations that provide information about tropical cyclones to the public. |
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The formation of tropical cyclones is the topic of extensive ongoing research and is still not fully understood. |
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While six factors appear to be generally necessary, tropical cyclones may occasionally form without meeting all of the following conditions. |
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Another factor is rapid cooling with height, which allows the release of the heat of condensation that powers a tropical cyclone. |
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Lastly, a formative tropical cyclone needs a preexisting system of disturbed weather. |
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These waves are the precursors to many tropical cyclones within this region. |
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Additionally, tropical cyclone motion can be influenced by transient weather systems, such as extratropical cyclones. |
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A third component of motion that occurs relatively infrequently involves the interaction of multiple tropical cyclones. |
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The landfall of a tropical cyclone occurs when a storm's surface center moves over a coastline. |
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A tropical cyclone can cease to have tropical characteristics in several different ways. |
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There is a chance a tropical cyclone could regenerate if it managed to get back over open warm water, such as with Hurricane Ivan. |
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This can strengthen the resultant system, although it may no longer be a tropical cyclone. |
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Studies in the 2000s have given rise to the hypothesis that large amounts of dust reduce the strength of tropical cyclones. |
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Other approaches have been suggested over time, including cooling the water under a tropical cyclone by towing icebergs into the tropical oceans. |
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Tropical cyclones stir up water, leaving a cool wake behind them, which causes the region to be less favorable for subsequent tropical cyclones. |
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The broad rotation of a landfalling tropical cyclone, and vertical wind shear at its periphery, spawns tornadoes. |
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However, scientists are not as skillful at predicting the intensity of tropical cyclones. |
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Most of the island is covered with forests rich in tropical flora and fauna. |
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Although tropical storms are less intense than a hurricane they can produce significant damage. |
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A tropical cyclone does not need to be particularly strong to cause memorable damage, primarily if the deaths are from rainfall or mudslides. |
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Before the advent of satellite imagery in 1961, however, many tropical cyclones were underestimated in their durations. |
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During the 1887 season, 19 tropical storms formed, of which a record 4 occurred after November 1 and 11 strengthened into hurricanes. |
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The report concluded the observed increase in tropical cyclone intensity is larger than climate models predict. |
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In addition to tropical cyclones, there are two other classes of cyclones within the spectrum of cyclone types. |
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From an operational standpoint, a tropical cyclone is usually not considered to become subtropical during its extratropical transition. |
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These media often portray tropical cyclones that are either entirely fictional or based on real events. |
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The Central American red brocket is a brocket deer found in Central America's tropical forest. |
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Any species that reached Panama from either direction obviously had to be able to tolerate moist tropical conditions. |
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Other similar basal primates were widespread in Eurasia and Africa during the tropical conditions of the Paleocene and Eocene. |
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Coral reefs are home to a variety of tropical or reef fish, such as the colorful parrotfish, angelfish, damselfish, and butterflyfish. |
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Once every five or six years, a tropical storm, accompanied by very high and potentially damaging winds and heavy rain, will strike the region. |
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As a result, South American sea lions have been foraging at higher tropical altitudes than they did prior to human exploitation. |
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The port also receives Ford and General Motors vehicles from Spain and Portugal and wood both tropical and from Landes. |
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In the tropics, the rainy season is provoked by the tropical air masses and the dry winters by subtropical high pressure. |
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Molluscs are extremely diverse in tropical and temperate regions, but can be found at all latitudes. |
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All crocodiles are tropical species that, unlike alligators, are very sensitive to cold. |
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Ventnor Botanic Garden occupies the site of the former Royal National Hospital for Chest Diseases, and has a variety of tropical plants. |
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The change to a cooler, dry, seasonal climate had considerable impacts on Pliocene vegetation, reducing tropical species worldwide. |
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The golden orange flesh of a mango lends its lively, peachy-citrusy-pineappley tropical flavor. |
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The tropical boxfish may not look the sleekest or sexiest of piscatorial creatures, but the Mercedes team knew better. |
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During that period, some 240 million years ago, the area was a shallow tropical lagoon. |
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They thought Negroid pigmentation arose because of the heat of the tropical sun. |
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European exploration of tropical areas was aided by the New World discovery of quinine, the first effective treatment for malaria. |
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Although not difficult to double, it was a concentration point of sudden storms and tropical cyclones, so ships were frequently damaged. |
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Some areas have a summer humid tropical monsoon climate, in particular the Dhofar and Al Mahrah areas of Oman and Yemen. |
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The plains usually have either a tropical or subtropical arid desert climate or arid steppe climate. |
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The expeditions were hampered by disease, an inhospitable climate, and a tropical terrain unsuitable for the mounted warfare of the Mongols. |
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Along the length of the eastern coast runs a narrow and steep escarpment containing much of the island's remaining tropical lowland forest. |
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The city has a highly humid tropical climate with high temperatures recorded from March to May. |
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Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests. |
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Its diverse geography and ecology ranges from coastal savannahs to tropical jungles. |
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The real estate market investment perspective and attraction comes from Ghana's tropical location and robust political stability. |
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The low latitude, warm tropical Gulf Stream, and low elevation give the Bahamas a warm and winterless climate. |
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As with most tropical climates, seasonal rainfall follows the sun, and summer is the wettest season. |
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European colonists often died young due to tropical fevers, as well as from violent slave resistance in the late eighteenth century. |
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As is usual for tropical islands, variations of temperature are much less marked than rainfall variations, and depend only on altitude. |
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The local climate is tropical and generally hot and humid, though moderated by northeast trade winds along the coast. |
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The main attractions are concerts, dances, rural tourism, culinary and the relatively low temperatures for a tropical climate. |
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Drought is very rare, albeit bound to happen occasionally given the city's strongly seasonal tropical climate. |
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In the beginning, Italian settlements failed, because many Italians died of tropical diseases or left the colonies to find better conditions. |
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The environment in Mauritius is typically tropical in the coastal regions with forests in the mountainous areas. |
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The climate is tropical and warm, due to the moderating effects of ocean winds. |
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Wild areas of Ambon Island are covered by tropical rainforest, part of the Seram rain forests ecoregion, together with neighboring Seram. |
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However, in recent years, heavy precipitation events from tropical systems originating in the Arabian Sea have affected the city. |
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Colombian territory also encompasses Amazon rainforest, tropical grassland and both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines. |
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The diversity of climate zones in Colombia is characterized for having tropical rainforests, savannas, steppes, deserts and mountain climate. |
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Most of the mountainous islands are covered in tropical rainforest and volcanic in origin. |
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The Philippines has a tropical maritime climate that is usually hot and humid. |
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The Philippines is also the first tropical nation to compete at the Winter Olympic Games debuting in the 1972 edition. |
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The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. |
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Biak features a tropical rainforest climate with nearly identical temperatures throughout the course of the year. |
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The flora of New Guinea is a mixture of many tropical rainforest species with origins in Asia, together with typically Australasian flora. |
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As they blow across tropical regions, air masses heat up over lower latitudes due to more direct sunlight. |
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Maritime tropical air masses are sometimes referred to as trade air masses. |
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Malaria is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. |
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In tropical areas, seasonal variation was less evident and the disease was present throughout the year. |
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A cyclone of tropical storm strength passes near Puerto Rico, on average, every five years. |
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Due to its subtropical and tropical climate, Florida rarely receives measurable snowfall. |
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It is rare for a hurricane season to pass without any impact in the state by at least a tropical storm. |
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The Royal Poinciana grows in South Florida and blooms in the winter, an indication of South Florida's tropical climate. |
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Tabasco has a hot tropical climate, with the Gulf of Mexico having significant influence on weather patterns. |
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The state has natural resources such as mahogany, cedar and other tropical hardwoods. |
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In addition, there are areas of tropical rainforest, waterfalls, petroglyphs and lakes. |
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Various types of forest cover the state, but evergreen tropical forest dominate. |
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It is also the northernmost occurrence of subhumid tropical forest in Mexico, although little of this remains, mostly on steep slopes. |
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From the tropical forests of the inland regions come dyewoods, hardwoods, and rubber. |
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The staple triumvirate of corn, beans, and squash was supplemented by tropical fruits, vanilla beans, and an herb called acuyo or hoja santa. |
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The television series Lost features polar bears living on the tropical island setting. |
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Despite its tropical forests, Vanuatu has a limited number of plant and animal species. |
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As a shallow tropical sea, its waters are a breeding ground for tropical cyclones. |
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The Gulf is prone to tropical cyclones during the period between November and April. |
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Although abundant and fully functioning on the peninsula, tropical savannahs are now rare and highly degraded in other parts of the world. |
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The climate in Fiji is tropical marine and warm year round with minimal extremes. |
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On 20 February 2016, Fiji was hit by the full force of Cyclone Winston, the only Category 5 tropical cyclone to make landfall in the nation. |
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These attributes, however, may prove useful in using tropical maize for biofuels. |
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The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, and India. |
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It has also been linked to tropical calcific pancreatitis in humans, leading to chronic pancreatitis. |
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The incidence of konzo and tropical ataxic neuropathy can be as high as three percent in some areas. |
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Sweet potatoes are cultivated throughout tropical and warm temperate regions wherever there is sufficient water to support their growth. |
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The peanut was later spread worldwide by European traders, and cultivation is now very widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. |
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Black pepper is native to south India and is extensively cultivated there and elsewhere in tropical regions. |
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Wild vegetation runs from tropical rainforest to arid grasslands with cactus, with cypress trees along rivers and other surface water. |
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The houe psocid, Liposcelis bostrychophilus, is a tropical species, but it occurs primarily in households in temperate regions. |
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The Pacific Islands are ruled by a tropical rainforest and tropical savanna climate. |
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Barbados is often spared the worst effects of the region's tropical storms and hurricanes during the rainy season. |
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Belize has a tropical climate with pronounced wet and dry seasons, although there are significant variations in weather patterns by region. |
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In recent years, the problems of the tropical rain forests have become an almost daily topic of conversation. |
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Goa, being in the tropical zone and near the Arabian Sea, has a hot and humid climate for most of the year. |
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The biological diversity, warm tropical climate and active volcanoes make Nicaragua an increasingly popular tourist destination. |
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Nicaragua's tropical east coast is very different from the rest of the country. |
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Cassava, a root crop somewhat similar to the potato, is an important food in tropical regions. |
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The country is mostly savannah, although the moist and mountainous eastern highlands support areas of tropical evergreen and hardwood forests. |
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These formations are a feature of south and east tropical Africa from northern South Africa northwards to Sudan. |
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In warm, clear tropical waters corals are more abundant than towards the poles where the waters are cold. |
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Temperate species flower when they form their summer rosettes while tropical species flower at each rosette change. |
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The second major group of pitcher plants are the monkey cups or tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes. |
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It has a worldwide distribution and is found in temperate and tropical regions of all continents except Antarctica. |
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Globally one of the largest contributors to erosive soil loss in the year 2006 is the slash and burn treatment of tropical forests. |
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In tropical coastal systems, properties of mangroves have been examined as a potential means to reduce soil erosion. |
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Its coal seams were formed from the vegetation of tropical swampy forests in the Carboniferous period over 300 million years ago. |
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In 1845 Denmark's other tropical colony, Tranquebar in India, was sold to Britain. |
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November is the only month that activity in all the tropical cyclone basins is possible. |
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Gypsum forms in sediment when seawater becomes supersalty as it evaporates in warm, tropical environments. |
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Enclosed you will find tropical scented massage cream to arouse the senses and tealites to create a relaxing candle lit setting. |
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Trenance Park has gardens, a toboggan run, miniature golf and the indoor delights of Water World with its tropical fun pool and flumes. |
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This is the only shallow-water tonnoidean that probably originally had a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate and tropical seas. |
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The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it. |
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A tropical storm, clearly visible on radar for days, is to blame. |
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The yardgrass has similarly spread along roadside verges in western Africa and other tropical regions. |
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The tropical climate produces zebuine hides that are lighter and thinner than in Europe. |
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They were excellent sea boats even in tropical typhoons, low in the water and beamy. |
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The berries are also included in beauty products, as acai oil in creams, shampoos, and anti-aging therapies, as an alternative to tropical oils. |
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Acerola Tropical fruit-bearing shrub Vitamin C, Antioxidants or small tree, cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. |
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The firm's wide portfolio ranges from ackees to guava jelly and tropical fruit punch drink. |
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Sir David Attenborough looks at African wild dogs in Zambia, chimps in the Sahara and tiny tropical hermit crabs searching for shells. |
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If these high-level winds do not abate, increased wind shear will inhibit tropical storm development early in the season. |
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Akee apple fruit is one of the popular small-scale tropical fruits and important crop but not as important as orange and mango fruits. |
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Radford focused his attention on green woodhoopoes, large tropical birds native to Africa. |
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Mango and ambarella also known as golden apple are tropical fruits, which belong to the family of Anacardiaceae. |
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Myers RJK Temperature effects on ammonification and nitrification in a tropical soil. |
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Warm tropical air or cool sea breeze of the Andaman Sea enhances the dining experience at the Resort's indoor and outdoor restaurants. |
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The Pomacanthidae constitutes a family of marine tropical and subtropical Atlantic and Indo-Pacific fishes commonly known as angelfishes. |
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DeWoody along with former Purdue graduate student Johel Chaves-Campos studied ocellated antbirds in the tropical forests of Central America. |
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You could jet off for a tropical beach escape to the likes of Cuba, the Dominican Republic or Mexico. |
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Rio Grande is offering a wide line of frozen tropical fruits including nance, tamarind, chipilin, jocote and Mammamee apple, as well as cashew. |
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Many of our houseplants originated in the tropical rain forests of Central Africa, Central and South America, or Southeast Asia. |
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