According to the definition by the National Geographic Society, the tropics are the regions that lie either in the latitude lines 23.5 degrees North of the Equator or 23.5 degrees South of the Equator ...

Abrupt climate changes have affected rainfall patterns worldwide in the past, especially in the tropical monsoon region, a new study shows. An international team of scientists used dripstones from ...

Dark skies over the Ateneo de Manila University campus in Quezon City, Philippines, forebode possible rain. A study co-authored by esearchers from the university found that during the “Habagat” or ...

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms ...

Tropical storms and monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Asia in the past week, with the death toll continuing to climb following extreme floods in large parts of Southeast Asia as well as Sri ...