The Tropical World Aspects of man and nature in the equatorial regions of the globe.
CHAPTER I.
THE DIVERSITY OF CLIMATES WITHIN THE TROPICS.
Causes by which it is produced--Abundance and Distribution of Rain within the Tropics--The Trade Winds--The Belt of Calms-- Tropical Rains--The Monsoons--Tornados--Cyclones--Typhoons-- Storms in the Pacific--Devastations caused by Hurricanes on Pitcairn Island and Rarotonga 1