CHAPTER I

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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

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