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Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84785) • Daytona Beach, Florida 4 Jun 22

We're supposed to be getting the remains of tropical cyclone 1, but so far, we've had next to nothing. Normally I'd curl up in bed, be watching something on t.v. and eating with my cat. But I am seriously considering leaving now...

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Hot Topics from the Tropics

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 5 Mar 17

Hot Topics from the Tropics - I just now finished reading @Hatley 's post about the wisdom (or the lack of it) in using someone else's topic to form up a posting of your own. How to write your own dictionary? Just copy...

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A sunny day inside and out

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 7 Feb 17

A sunny day really does the soul good. No wonder, life cannot survive without it. Even though it is bitterly cold outside, I feel as though I am in the tropics as I watch the sun's rays cast shadows on the snowy mounds outside. I...

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A flower a day

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 30 Jan 17

I have this hibiscus plant that delights me with a flower a day. I have had it for several years and enjoy the indoor flower blooms in winter. I watch as the buds start to open up and eventually this large peach flower comes out....

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It's so boring living in the tropics

succeednow @succeednow (1632) • Singapore 24 Oct 16

I wish I were living in a temperate country where there are four seasons. Over here at the tropics the weather (climate) is always the same and boring. Every day year in year out we have the same old hot humid weather with...

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Deodorants Cause Breast Cancer! Really?

julito @antonbunot (11146) • Calgary, Alberta 4 Oct 16

My wife told me a while ago that deodorants cause breast cancer according to her fellow health workers. I asked her what is in antiperspirants/deodorants that causes cancer. She got no idea; so I decided to find out in the...

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The Gospel of Matthew...the Hurricane

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128835) • Gainesville, Florida 3 Oct 16

All week long, the Weather Channel, the National Hurricane Center, and other weather "experts" (and I do use the term loosely) have preached to us Floridians that the hurricane track of Matthew was going to keep the storm well...

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Disturbances in the tropics...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 14 Sep 16

I am watching the Weather Channel right now; and there are actually 7 different disturbances going on in the tropics, right now. One of them is brewing in the gulf. I wonder which way it is going to head? This is crazy... I...

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Getting Hit With Outer Bands of Hurricane Hermine

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128835) • Gainesville, Florida 1 Sep 16

I made it back home to Gainesville from my week-long conference in Orlando just as the first outer bands of Hurricane Hermine started hitting the area! Thankfully, I was able to unload all of my luggage and bags before the...

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To Be or Not to Be? That is the Question Regarding This Storm Sitting in the Gulf of Mexico

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128835) • Gainesville, Florida 31 Aug 16

Tropical Depression Nine, which over the past week had been referred to as "Invest 99L," continues to baffle meteorologists and forecasters about whether or not it will become a named tropical system. Day by day over the last 10...

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Tropics are Red Hot!

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 29 Aug 16

The tropics are red hot this week. The National Hurricane Center is now tracking three storms headed in the general direction of Florida. It is hard to know what is going where. The tracking models look like spaghetti. The...

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The Side Effects of Tropical Storms

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128835) • Gainesville, Florida 7 Jun 16

Although dealing with a deluge of rain yesterday was not fun to say the least, the good news is that our area survived Tropical Storm Colin with only minor flooding and wind damage. But even more important than that, Colin also...

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Tropical Storm Colin

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128835) • Gainesville, Florida 6 Jun 16

Florida has been in a hurricane "drought" for more than a decade, an unprecedented amount of time without getting hit by a hurricane or tropical storm. That all ends today, with the forecast track of Tropical Storm Colin bringing...

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Fishing For A Snack. A Reflection Photo

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 12 Feb 16

The Egret was standing so still I almost missed him. There were others watching this Egret looking for lunch.. We were all holding our breath, being so quiet and not moving, hoping we would see the Egret be successful. The Egret...

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Climate Change Remarkably Felt In My Country

Mickzrodge1116 @Mickzrodge1116 (61) • Philippines 23 Sep 12

In the tropics, climate change has not been so apparent because tropical countries have a very dynamic weather system. Today might be rainy while tomorrow may be sunny. Also, geographical features do not easily show signs of the...

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Tropical islands are happy places to go

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 10 Oct 11

I love to visit tropical islands in the world. I find being on the white sandy beach really relaxing and enjoyable. I adore snorkeling around a coral reef. When it is cold, windy and wet day in my home country I dream of visiting...

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malamute in the tropics

gloryacam @gloryacam (5540) • Philippines 17 Aug 10

I love Alaskan Malamutes. They're so pretty. Just recently I've seen malamutes here in the city, and I felt sorry for the dogs. Our climate is unforgivably hot and humid, and not fit for a malamute. Is it okay for hairy dogs to...

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Tropical Islands

Shar19 @Shar19 (8236) • United States 13 Aug 10

Just wondering if anyone has ever been to any tropical islands before. If so where did you go and stay and how did you like it? Also would like to hear if there are any vacation spots that you would never go back to and why.

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the scorching summer heat: how do you battle it?

bretski_kimie @bretski_kimie (153) • Philippines 23 Apr 10

I just came from a country(norway) where people are used to extreem cold weather. Right now i'm in the tropics for almost a year tending on something. And it's summertime plus the el nino which adds woes. The temperature now keeps...

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Hot weather all year

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 30 Jul 09

Do you like to visit a place that is hot and dry one part of the year and hot and dry the other part of the year? There are two seasons and it is hot all year. There is a high humidity and the air feels sticky. This is the tropics...

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