Every June 29, the International Day of the Tropics shines a light on the equator-hugging zone where the sun sticks around, and climate conversations get real. The tropics span a broad region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, including parts of Asia, Africa, Oceania, Central America and South America. Nearly 40% of the global population lives in this band, which also hosts 80% of the world"s biodiversity. It"s rich in culture, nature and history—but also under pressure from rising temperatures, deforestation and fast-paced urban growth.
International Day of the Tropics
Today in History
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One on land, a million in space
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San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
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To the infinite and back
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A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
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Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
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Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
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Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
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Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
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A grizzly bear sanctuary
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Where the rainbow ends
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Val Brandet, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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Jellies in a world of their own
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Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States
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Scenic Mount Michener
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Reflecting its stylish past today
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Maasai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
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Val di Funes, Italy
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Spring is coming
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The only island in Lake Tahoe
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International Surfing Day
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
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Black sands in a tropical paradise
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This blue succulent is as good as gold here
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