International Day of the Tropics Jun 29, 2025

International Day of the Tropics

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.

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Today in History

Celebrating the tropics
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
Jun 29, 2024Tour de France 2024

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Dec 19, 2023Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
Jul 14, 2024Shark Awareness Day
Nov 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
Look up, incoming…
Jul 8, 2024Blueberries growing in the wild
A chocolate lovers favorite fruit
Feb 25, 2024Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, Canada
Jul 22, 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
Nov 28, 2025Val Brandet, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Leaf-peeping Southern style
A castle full of history
Nov 11, 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, Germany
Piecing together a better tomorrow
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
Magnified moss
Oct 16, 2025Eurasian lynx
Widespread and long-eared
Jun 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
Jun 5, 2025World Environment Day
A salty situation
Feb 23, 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Nov 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Aug 1, 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
Beauty by the bay
Feb 2, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
Urban planning never stops
Jan 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
May 8, 2024Marseille welcomes to Olympic torch
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Dec 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland