roughly defined as the area between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. Although topography and other factors contribute to climatic variation, tropical locations are typically warm ...

The calms of Cancer are windless zones near the Tropic of Cancer caused by dry, descending air, shaping global weather ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. All tropical rainforests have similar characteristics including climate ...

On the winter solstice in December, the Sun’s most direct rays are positioned over the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees ... in alignment with the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude).

Following his acclaimed series `Equator' and `Tropic of Capricorn,' author and adventurer Simon Reeve completes his exploration of the tropics with the Tropic of Cancer, the line that marks the ...