* 1991 – A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola ; the first to be documented by satellites.

A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.

* Eastern tropical Atlantic

* Western tropical Atlantic

The ocean near Cape Verde is an area of tropical cyclone formation ; since these storms have the whole Atlantic over which to develop as they move westward, they are among the most intense hurricanes, and are called Cape Verde-type hurricanes.

A major natural hazard is the tropical cyclones that form during the Atlantic hurricane season from July to November.

straddles Equator ; very narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is the only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean ; dense tropical rainforest in central river basin and eastern highlands

* 2005 – Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.

A study of climate records has shown that El Niño events in the equatorial Pacific are generally associated with a warm tropical North Atlantic in the following spring and summer.

Because Nova Scotia juts out into the Atlantic, it is prone to tropical storms and hurricanes in the summer and autumn.

This climate is influenced by the monsoons originating from the South Atlantic ocean, which is brought into the country by the ( maritime tropical ) MT airmass, a warm moist sea to land seasonal wind. Its warmth and high humidity gives it a strong tendency to ascend and produce copious rainfall, which is a result of the condensation of water vapour in the rapidly rising air.

Gatun Lake covers approximately, a vast tropical ecological zone part of the Atlantic Forest Corridor.

It started life tracking across the Atlantic as a tropical depression and tropical storm in the normal direction ( east to west ).

In the northern Atlantic Ocean, a distinct tropical cyclone season occurs from 1 June to 30 November.

These dates coincide with the hypothesis derived from fossils that the walrus evolved from a tropical or subtropical ancestor that became isolated in the Atlantic Ocean and gradually adapted to colder conditions in the Arctic.

It is the earliest reported landfall from a tropical storm, and the earliest formation of a tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin.

** A South Atlantic tropical cyclone develops in the Southern Hemisphere off the coast of Angola ( the first of its kind to be documented by weather satellites ).

( 2009 ) found consistent evidence of a peak in North Atlantic tropical cyclone activity during the Medieval Warm Period followed by a subsequent lull in activity.

The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia.

* Giant Octopus, Octopus giganteus or Otoctopus giganteus: A large cephalopod living in the tropical Atlantic.

Being situated so close to the equator and the warm Indian ocean, the city experiences generally tropical climatic conditions, typified by hot and humid weather throughout much of the year.

During La Niña years, the formation of tropical cyclones, along with the subtropical ridge position, shifts westward across the western Pacific ocean, which increases the landfall threat to China.

With the Intertropical Convergence Zone ( ITCZ ) swinging northward over West Africa from the Southern Hemisphere in April, heavy showers coming from pre-monsoonal convective clouds mainly in the form of squall lines also known as the north easterlies formed mainly as a result of the interactions of the two dominant airmasses in Nigeria known as the Maritime tropical ( south westerlies ) and the Continental tropical ( north easterlies ), begins in central Nigeria while the Monsoons from the south atlantic ocean arrives in central Nigeria in July bringing with it high humidity, heavy cloud cover and heavy rainfall which can be daily occurrence lasting till September when the monsoons gradually begin retreating southward to the southern part of Nigeria. Rainfall totals in central Nigeria varies from in the lowlands of the river Niger Benue trough to over along the south western escarpment of the Jos Plateau.

The combination of tropical latitude, mountain ranges, topography variations and two ocean currents ( Humboldt and El Niño ) gives Peru a large diversity of climates.

Scombrids are generally predators of the open ocean, and are found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters.

Stingrays are common in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world, and also includes species found in warmer temperate oceans, such as Dasyatis thetidis, and those found in the deep ocean, such as Plesiobatis daviesi.

Their range extends from the subarctic to tropical waters of the global ocean in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with the notable exception of the northern Atlantic Ocean.

Long white sand beaches and some rocky outcrops line the town's ocean coast, the riverbank and all points inland consisting mostly of mangrove and dense tropical rainforest.

During his voyage on the Beagle, Darwin described tropical coral reefs as oases in the desert of the ocean.

He reflected on the paradox that tropical coral reefs, which are among the richest and most diverse ecosystems on earth, flourish surrounded by tropical ocean waters that provide hardly any nutrients.

Aquarium staff are also involved in research on sevengill sharks, cookie cutter sharks and mobulid rays, as well as ocean sunfish and Humboldt squid, in addition to propagation efforts on several species jellies, seahorses and tropical corals.

Subtropical cyclones began to receive names from the official tropical cyclone lists in the North Atlantic hurricane basin and the southwest Indian ocean.

In the southern Indian ocean, subtropical cyclones are also named once winds reach tropical storm, or gale, force.

At least one tropical cyclone has occurred in the ocean in the course of the books.

The Pacific ocean signatures, El Niño and La Niña are important temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.

The anomalous rainfall is usually first evident over the western Indian Ocean, and remains evident as it propagates over the very warm ocean waters of the western and central tropical Pacific.

This pattern of tropical rainfall then generally becomes very nondescript as it moves over the cooler ocean waters of the eastern Pacific but reappears over the tropical Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Although it can be found anywhere in the open ocean ( especially warm water seas ), it is most commonly found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans and in the northern Atlantic Gulf Stream.

With the Paraneña region reaching southward and the Chaco extending to the north, Paraguay straddles the Tropic of Capricorn and experiences both subtropical and tropical climates.

Paraguay experiences a subtropical climate in the Paraneña region and a tropical climate in the Chaco.

In late summer and fall months, Birmingham experiences occasional tropical storms and hurricanes due to its proximity to the Central Gulf Coast.

Lanai City experiences a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen classification As ) with a mostly dry summer season.

As with other cities across Peninsular Malaysia, Shah Alam experiences a tropical rainforest climate according to the Köppen climate classification.

Fort Mill experiences rainfall related to tropical cyclones but is generally too far inland to experience damaging winds from same.

Elizabeth City commonly experiences thunderstorms during these summer months and has endured many tropical storms and hurricanes due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Humpty Doo, like the rest of the outer Darwin area, experiences a tropical savannah climate ( Köppen Aw ), with two distinct seasons.

The city of São Luís experiences a tropical monsoon climate with a short dry season ( Koppen Am ) from August to November.

Gladstone experiences a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ) and is one of the southernmost places in Australia to have this type of climate.

Katherine experiences a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ) with distinct wet and dry seasons.

The province experiences little rain and consistent heat from November to April, resulting in ubiquitous tropical dry forests as a natural adaption to the dry season conditions.

Outside of Australia, South Africa, the majority of New Zealand and tropical highland locations, most areas with an oceanic climate experiences at least one snowstorm per year.

Cataguases experiences a tropical wet and dry ( or savanna ) climate ( Aw under Köppen climate classification ).

Ballina experiences a copious of precipitation annually, which is one of the highest annual precipitation levels to be found along the eastern coast of Australia south of the tropical coast of northern Queensland.

The city experiences the tropical continental climate with two distinct seasons in the year.

While the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan experiences a large number of tropical storms and hurricanes, the storm tracks and therefore landfalls of these are divergent to both the north ( Cancun ) and the south ( south of Tulum and down to Belize ) striking generally outside the Riviera Maya.

Innisfail experiences a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen climate classification Af ) as it lies between the tropic of Capricorn and the equator causing an exclusively tropical climate.

Tinsukia experiences a wet tropical climate with summer, winter and monsoon forming the seasonal cycle.

This determines the seasonally based tropical zodiac which takes its name from the Greek word τροπικός tropikos: ‘ turning ’, because it is set by the turn of the seasons and, being subject to precession, experiences a slow and gradual revolution through the visible constellations.

Through eco-tourism, the Province capitalizes on its spectacular scenery, readily accessible diving locales, and its mountains, and jungles to offer tourists rich experiences in coral reef, rain forest, sub-alpine and alpine and tropical habitats.