How Tropics Affect Climate?

As the sun shines strongly on the tropics — particularly on the warm oceans which have an effectively infinite amount of water to evaporate into the air — the overlying atmosphere becomes very humid. Temperature and pressure both drop quickly with altitude, in the tropics as elsewhere on Earth.

What are the main impacts in the tropics?

Deforestation and fragmentation, over-exploitation, invasive species and climate change are the main drivers of tropical forest biodiversity loss. Most studies investigating these threats have focused on changes in species richness or species diversity.

What climate do the tropics experience?

What's a tropical climate like? This climate zone experiences high temperatures all year round and lots and lots of rain. ... But, though it's warm here, the cloudy skies also mean that the tropics don't experience the highest temperatures worldwide. The hottest places in the world are found in the arid zone.