tropical seasons rainfall temperature changes

Tropical seasons often differ more in rainfall

In the tropics, the Sun stays relatively high in the sky throughout the year, so temperatures change little from season to season. Rainfall often changes more, making wet and dry seasons a clearer contrast than the familiar summer and winter temperature shifts.

Elizabeth I treated an explorer's voyage as a state secret

After Francis Drake returned from his circumnavigation in 1580, England had valuable information about distant coasts, trade routes and Spanish possessions. The government restricted details of the expedition, partly to keep them from rival Spain. Geographic knowledge was a strategic asset, not merely an interesting record of exploration.

A rainy winter can turn the Dead Sea red

In 1980, a rainy winter lowered the Dead Sea’s salt level. Algae called Dunaliella nourished red-pigmented bacteria, and the brief microbial bloom turned the usually dark-blue water red.

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Tropical seasons often differ more in rainfall

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