* Grove, R. H. ( 1995 ) Green Imperialism: Colonial Expansion, Tropical Island Edens, and the Origins of Environmentalism, 1600-1860 New York: Cambridge University Press

During the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996, an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 408 km / h ( 220 kn ; 253 mph ; 113 m / s ).

In 1999, Egbert Leigh, who first visited the island in 1966, and now spends half his week there, published Tropical Forest Ecology: A View from Barro Colorado Island.

On Wednesday, 11 March 2009, the container ship MV Pacific Adventurer lost bunker oil and cargo north of Moreton Island during heavy seas that were generated by Tropical Cyclone Hamish.

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operates a research station on Colón Island just northwest of Bocas Town.

On August 23, the system was declared Tropical Depression Eleven while located between Florida and Andros Island.

The biggest and best known of them is Barro Colorado Island, home of the world famous Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ( STRI ).

The University of Puerto Rico campus at Rio Piedras, the building of the Institute of Tropical Medicine ( see drawings ) in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, is one of the few examples of the Neo-Plateresque architectural style in the Island.

The strike occurred only 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie made landfall on St. Vincent Island ; this marks the first time two tropical cyclones hit the same state within a 24-hour period.

* Tropical Cyclone Rosie ( 2008 )-affected Christmas Island after rapidly developing.

Living collections at the Botanic Gardens include Australian Forest Walk, California Garden, Cacti and Succulents, Camellia Collection, Cycad Collection, Eucalypts, Fern Gully, Grey Garden, Herb Garden, Long Island, New Caledonia Collection, New Zealand Collection, Oak Lawn, Perennial Border, Roses, Southern China Collection, Tropical Display-Glasshouse, Viburnum Collection and Water Conservation Garden.

The Rhone National Park was closed for a short time from 29 August 2011 due to a container ship ( the Tropical Sun ) running aground on rocks near Salt Island in the immediate vicinity of the wreck.

A large collection of papers done by STRI researchers at Barro Colorado Island was published as an anthology in 1982, The Ecology of a Tropical Rainforest.

* The Chank Shell: A Tropical Romance of Love and Treasure ( 1930 ), published in the U. S. as The Island of Lost Women ( 1930 )

* Grove, Richard, Green Imperialism: Colonial Expansion, Tropical Island Edens and the Origins of Environmentalism, 1600 – 1860 ( Cambridge, 1994 ).

* Tropical Storm Claudette ( 2009 ), formed south of Tallahassee, Florida, and headed northwest to the Florida Panhandle, where it made landfall on Santa Rosa Island

* 2003's Tropical Storm Grace-made landfall on Galveston Island, Texas, causing heavy rainfall but no significant damage.

* Tropical Storm Henri ( 1985 ), crossed Long Island as a weak storm, no damages or casualties, part of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season

Several small Hotels exist on Taboga Island ( Isla Taboga ) including B and B Hotel Cerrito Tropical, Mundi ´ s, and Hotel Vereda Tropical.

Tropical Island from above shortly after opening

* The Cargo Lifter and the Tropical Island Resort

* 2: 00 p. m. HST ( 00: 00 UTC July 5 ) – Tropical Depression One-C forms about to the south-southeast of Johnston Island.

Currently in the US market there are 5 variations on the original flavour, which are Mango, Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Tropical Banana and recently Island Melon as well as 3 new addition in 2012, which are Malibu Red ( infused with Tequila ), Malibu Black ( 35 % Vol & Black ) and Malibu Sunshine ( Infused with Lemon and Lime flavours ).

Once convective activity increased, the system was upgraded to Tropical Depression Sixteen-E on September 7 while centered 659 mi ( 1, 060 km ) southwest of Clarion Island.

She released The Singer ( 1973 ) and Tropical Nights ( 1977 ) from Columbia Records.

* Tropical cyclone – A tropical cyclone is a storm system with a closed circulation around a centre of low pressure, fueled by the heat released when moist air rises and condenses.

Two early water sport games, both based on waterskiing, were also released that year: Taito's Water Ski and Irem's Tropical Angel, the latter also featuring a female player character.

In 1978, a " triple B-side " titled The Musical World of Little Nell ( Aquatic Teenage Sex & Squalor ) was released which featured both " Do the Swim " and " Stillettos and Lipstick " along with the track " Dance that Cocktail Latin Way " ( also known as " Tropical Isle ") which originally appeared as the B-side of her second single from 1976.

Originally, Starburst came in the same flavours as Opal Fruits and the first variant, " Sunshine Flavors ", later renamed " Tropical Opal Fruits ", was released thereafter.

As an album of " come back " times to hardcore and Portuguese lyrics, they released in 1997, Carniceria Tropical, and the band came back to the success that they had.

A self-titled album reached the top 15 of the Billboard tropical album charts in 2003 while she has also released an album called Serie Azul Tropical.

* In November 2007, Apple released a new ad ( Queen ) using a similar formula to the one used with the " Mi Es Tropical " ad ( by Nicodemus and Quantic ), but with a light emanating from the background as if the characters were on a stage.

Tango Entertainment released the complete series on DVD on January 8, 2008 in an 9-disc set entitled Tropical Heat: Sweating Bullets Complete series.

The first warning was released at 26 / 0600 UTC when Tropical Depression 13W was located approximately 100 nm west-southwest of Guam.

A TCFA was released on a Tropical Disturbance, which was located south-east of Japan, on August 5, by the JTWC.

The islands were also struck by Hurricane Bertha in 1996, Hurricane Georges in 1998, Hurricane Lenny in 1999, Tropical Storm Jeanne in 2004, Hurricane Omar in 2008, Hurricane Earl in 2010, and Tropical Storm Otto in 2010, but damage was less severe in those storms.

Tropical Storm Bonnie would cause minor damage in 2004, spawning a minor tornado in the process.

The 2004 movie Vereda Tropical, directed by Javier Torres, depicts the period when Puig lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

* Tropical Storm Bonnie ( 2004 ), struck the Florida Panhandle, and caused heavy rainfall along the East Coast of the United States

Tropical Storm Bonnie was a small tropical storm that made landfall on Florida in August 2004.

* Tropical Storm Earl ( 2004 ) — travelled across the Windward Islands, then dissipated.

On September 2, 2004, Tropical Depression Nine formed from a large tropical wave southwest of Cape Verde.

The system became interoperable with the E-ZPass toll collection system on October 27, 2004, although Richmond Metropolitan Authority owned toll roads — Boulevard Bridge, the Downtown Expressway, and the Powhite Parkway ( excluding the extension )— did not begin accepting E-ZPass until August 3, 2005 ; E-ZPass integration had been delayed due to damages from Tropical Storm Gaston.

By 2003 she was also performing as an actress on television movies such as: " Yo Creo en Santa Claus " in 2004, broadcast by Televicentro in Puerto Rico, and Wapa America in the United States, among others, and has received several popular awards and had several successful albums and singles on the Billboard Tropical and Latin charts.

* Melina León ( 2004 ) # 14 Tropical

On that program, Bee has demonstrated an ability to coax people into caricaturing themselves — particularly in segments like " Kill Drill ", on hunters and fossil fuel executives claiming to be environmentalists ; " They So Horny " on the dearth of Asian men in U. S. pornography ; " Tropical Repression ," on Ed Heeney, a Florida politician running his campaign based on opposition to gay rights ; " The Undecided ", an over-the-top look at the infamous undecided voters leading up to the 2004 U. S. presidential elections ; and " Samantha Bee's So You Want To Bee A ..." report series, which humorously caricatures the way in which one can easily obtain a certain job, like becoming a 527 group, and a segment entitled " NILFs " (" News I'd Like to F #@ k "), discussing the sexiness of news anchors: " CNN has the wholesome girl-next-door NILFs, the kind you can bring home to meet your mother.

The song brought her a new fan base with many awards and nominations, including two Latin Grammy nominations for Best Salsa Album and Best Tropical Song in 2003, and her third Grammy Award nomination for Best Salsa Album in 2004.

* Nelson, Howard P. ( 2004 ) Tropical forest ecosystems of Trinidad: Ecological patterns and public perceptions.

* Tropical Storm Hermine ( 2004 )

The airship hangar was used in a ' tropical paradise '- themed holiday resort called Tropical Islands, which opened in 2004.

In 2004, he was commissioned to provide a music soundscape for The Tropical Biome at the Eden Project, which was performed at WOMAD Reading in 2005.

The 2004 season got off to an early start with Tropical Storm Agatha, which formed a week after the season began.

On the morning of July 5, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Dennis in the eastern Caribbean ; at the time, this was the earliest formation of an Atlantic season's fourth storm ( by comparison, during the 2004 season, Hurricane Alex formed in early August and Hurricane Charley made landfall in Cuba on August 12 ), although this record was later surpassed when Tropical Storm Debby formed on 23 June 2012.

* Tropical Storm Agatha ( 2004 ), stayed off the Mexican coast ; did not affect land

* Tropical Storm Blas ( 2004 ), never affected land

* ( 2004 ): Abejas De Orquídeas De La América Tropical: Biología y Guía De Campo / Orchid Bees of Tropical America: Biology and Field Guide.