Flat, gray clouds filled the darkening sky above her as the town prepared for yet another rainfall. |
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These include rapid snowmelt, water-level changes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and excessive rainfall. |
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It is perched above the spodic horizon early in the summer rainy season and after heavy rainfall in other seasons. |
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As is typical of such storms, the main rainfall came of a sudden, like the turning of a tap in the heavens. |
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They both laboured to earn enough to take a lease on a small farm at Gumeracha, near Adelaide, but the land was poor and the rainfall scant. |
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Farmers select the most appropriate landrace for soil and rainfall conditions at a particular point in time. |
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Limited rainfall, high ambient temperatures, and a highly variable physical environment characterize Turkana district. |
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Spadefoot toads are desert-dwelling amphibians that breed opportunistically in short lived pools filled by periodic rainfall. |
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If rainfall or irrigation is excessive, nitrate will be leached below the plant? |
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Scattered depressions in the desert fill with water after a rainfall, retaining an alkaline residue as the water evaporates. |
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Unlike the water-saturated and rocky land further west, south-east Ireland boasts leafy grasses, moderate rainfall, and good drainage. |
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The film's greatest strength is that it takes classic elements like perpetual rainfall and creepy subterranean settings and underplays them. |
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For winemakers in the Rhone, 2002 was a disastrous year, with violent storms and huge rainfall during the harvest. |
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In May and June rainfall may be erratic, resulting in a high risk for growth failure of early seeds. |
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But in densely built cities, about three-quarters of the rainfall fails to sink into the ground or evaporate. |
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Reduced infiltration will cause water ponding for longer periods following rainfall on a field with surface depressions. |
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Low rainfall and light soils of moderate fertility help control vine vigour and canopy here. |
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It was a dry month, with rainfall being only 47 per cent of average and reservoirs only 59 per cent full. |
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April's patchiness means that the good rainfall Aprils are the now-and-again events. |
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Meanwhile the big thaw and heavy rainfall left North Yorkshire drivers tackling roads covered in water. |
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Karst landscapes are developed wherever soluble carbonate rocks outcrop and where surplus rainfall is available to dissolve the limestone. |
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Communities in arid climates often implement strategies for dealing with a lack of rainfall. |
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It is an arid climate with a few registered inches of rainfall in a normal year. |
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The arid desert climate gets little rainfall, but the Rio Grande provides water for irrigation. |
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Cassava, a hardy root vegetable, is drought-resistant, and will survive when other crops fail due to lack of rainfall. |
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If, for example, you had 40 years of annual rainfall records, you would first need to arrange the totals in ascending order. |
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The capital encountered severe drought this year due to a sharp decrease in rainfall. |
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He, from near Thirsk, has come up with a way of reducing the surface run-off from ploughed land during and after heavy rainfall. |
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The first are in low valleys where lakes did not form and the second, larger ones are higher and the result of rainfall. |
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The result is that more rainfall records are broken at this time of year than at any other. |
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A spokeswoman warned river levels are high and with further rainfall forecast there may be some flooding on low-lying land near to rivers. |
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Every day since then she has recorded rainfall, temperature, and atmospheric pressure from her home. |
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In fact, lumber is typically exposed to rainfall during the time that it is in stock in the lumberyard. |
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Such timely rainfall is considered very auspicious in our religious tradition. |
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Summers are long and warm, clouds are held back by the forest, and, in the north of the region in particular, rainfall is light. |
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The hatching success in the Manx shearwaters is strongly determined by the incidence of rainfall during the incubation period. |
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A band of cloud could bring some light rainfall on Saturday night, but there were signs that next week will bring more usual autumnal weather. |
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Taro can be grown in paddy fields or in upland situations where watering is supplied by rainfall or by supplemental irrigation. |
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Out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions in the country, 16 sub-divisions have received deficient or scanty rainfall so far, he said. |
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The climate is equatorial with high temperatures, high humidity, and heavy rainfall, although there is no distinct wet season. |
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The second belt is in the temperate zone, which is characterized by generally adequate rainfall and lower evaporation rates. |
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The hair of coastal wolves also appears to be coarser and better at shedding water, perhaps to cope with the heavy rainfall on the west coast. |
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When trees were cut down, heavy rainfall would wash off the topsoil and leach the nutrients. |
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Normal rainfall in the province was between 120 millimeters and 130 millimeters. |
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The last drops of the rainfall spattered heavily against the cobblestones as the storm spent itself and shook itself off. |
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On the Western Slopes the rainfall gradually decreases, together with the frequency of winter snowfalls. |
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Besides, both north-east and south-west monsoons have a higher level of rainfall which may discourage farmers from applying more fertilisers. |
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This station recorded standard climatic variables such as temperature, rainfall, daylight hours, etc. |
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Moreover, rainfall is highly variable, and the start and end of the two rainy seasons are unreliable. |
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However, as is typical for desert regions, the amount and distribution of yearly rainfall are highly variable. |
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The mean rainfall for September, across much of the country, ranges between a millimetre and some four millimetres. |
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The betel vine grows well in marshy lands, with good rainfall but can be coaxed into growing in drier climes with profuse watering. |
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It was a breathable atmosphere but cold and wet, thanks to the spatter of rainfall against the canopy. |
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But areas of high rainfall and narrow river valleys are also ideal for hydro-electric power generation. |
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All need water in addition to rainfall, but Bermuda grass, buffalo grass and the improved tall fescues need the least. |
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Increased drying time may mean greater harvest losses due to untimely rainfall. |
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True, heavy rainfall in November is the norm, and deluges, whether they strike in March or in December, will always cause some flooding. |
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It said the recent rainfall will benefit paddy and other crops already planted or sown and will also facilitate sowing in unsown areas. |
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During years of normal rainfall, supplemental irrigation appears to offer no advantages from the standpoint of yield or quality. |
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Slower rates of infiltration means slower recharge of soil moisture during rainfall or surface irrigation. |
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The brightness of a rainbow has more to do with the size of individual water droplets than with the density of rainfall. |
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Radioactive pollution is spread by rainfall and from nuclear waste products discharged into the sea, soil and air. |
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However, patterns of rainfall and tortoise reproduction are different in the Sonoran Desert. |
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The meteorologists who make TV weather maps might denote heavy rainfall with one color and light rainfall with another. |
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Then, it was only after several days of unprecedented rainfall that the flood bells began to toll. |
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Proper management of the mesophyllous montane forests is essential to maintain their catchment of rainfall. |
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Malaysia's climate is tropical, with monsoons bringing an average annual rainfall of about 95 inches. |
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However, many species inhabit timbered country, with abundant food and regular rainfall. |
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The front's passage may be marked by thunderstorms or, if rainfall has been very low for a prolonged period, a wall of dust. |
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April and September are the two months previously known for their generous rainfall, and therefore the best times for sowing or turfing a lawn. |
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India Meteorological Department officials have predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thundershowers till Monday morning for Gujarat region. |
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The heavy rainfall carried down a great number of branches, weeds and other rubbish into the main navigation channel of the reservoir. |
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The elevation increases to the west, giving rise to more rainfall and woodlands with good potential for agriculture. |
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Freeport has blamed the collapse of the overburden pile on heavy rainfall, which reached on average of 40 millimeters last week. |
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Most established trees and shrubs and some warm-season turf grasses can survive extended periods of limited rainfall. |
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In Victoria, many of the heaviest rainfall events occur when a depression develops over the State within an existing moist airmass. |
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This drought broke emphatically in February 1973, with exceptional rainfall over South Australia and the eastern states. |
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Mr Gupta said heavy rainfall and rivers in spate had caused several areas to become inundated with water. |
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South Africa's eastern coastal zone has relatively high rainfall, but the western veld tapers into the Kalahari desert. |
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An important consequence of this tendency of the tropical atmosphere is that seasonal rainfall may be forecast several months ahead. |
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As one moves northwards into the mountains, temperatures decrease and rainfall increases. |
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Grassland shifts to larger plants like shrubs and if rainfall is high enough, trees. |
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The greying greenery of the landscape shows that the past summer brought adequate rainfall, particularly for grass and small bush vegetation. |
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The famines were natural disasters caused by successive years of rainfall failure, but they were exacerbated by other factors. |
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The drier the environment at the mountain base, the farther upslope this rainfall peak occurs. |
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The formation of low and high vessel density wood coincided with the seasonal rainfall distribution. |
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As the ground was saturated, due to the well above normal rainfall and coupled with the burst water main, the two soakaways were unable to cope. |
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You see, the average annual rainfall in Paris is nearly three times as high as in London. |
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Enso should not be used as a shortcut to a long term seasonal rainfall forecast. |
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After clearing of native vegetation, rainfall accessions to the groundwater has increased in the order of 10-fold over natural rates. |
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Jatropha can grow on virtually barren land with relatively little rainfall, so it can be planted in places where food does not grow well. |
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Rising greenhouse gases are affecting rainfall patterns and the global water cycle. |
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In the 1990s, low rainfall caused the River Gambia's water level to become low. |
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Belmullet recorded the highest total rainfall for the month at 206 millilitres. |
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An automatic weather station was also installed to record rainfall, wind speed and wind direction. |
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These provinces have the best rainfall, but steep gradients and poor farming ensure that, when rains do fall, rivers run brown. |
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So in the Sahel region of Africa average rainfall has fallen by a quarter in the last 30 years. |
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Until early this year, he had bred 600 head but low rainfall forced him to sell half his stock. |
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Well, the rainfall in this area is one-third of the amount that falls on the Fort William area. |
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Above average rainfall was recorded for a few years in some isolated areas and even floods in others. |
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The southern swamplands have the lowest rainfall but are humid and oppressive all year. |
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Whilst rainfall in some areas seems to have diminished, in others it appears to have increased. |
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The rainfall in the lower areas had not been abnormal and they had no way of knowing of the torrential rains higher up. |
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Meyer was interested especially in plants that would flourish in areas of low rainfall. |
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Areas where the rainfall is lowest on record for the given time period are also shown. |
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The climate is exceptional, with sunshine, balmy temperatures and low rainfall. |
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These are poles at the side of the road to measure temperature, wind speed, rainfall and fog density. |
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Instead, Manchester has endured nearly two thirds of its average July rainfall in just two weeks. |
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However, in seasonal rainfall environments, whether rainfall is high or low, it is very easy to expose soil. |
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The poor desert soil, the high altitude and low rainfall provided an unlikely haven for the young vines. |
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More rain fell in that week than the region's rainfall for the entire year. |
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Unfortunately the rain did not and there were many years when rainfall was too low for a good crop. |
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There has been relatively low rainfall through much of the East Coast of both islands of New Zealand. |
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There was also severe flooding in the Craven area with rainfall breaking a ten year record. |
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Many of the lakes are natural bodies of water that are fed by the area's high rainfall. |
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In nature, orchids usually use trees as an anchor for support, often growing in areas with very high rainfall, such as rainforests. |
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Finally, if rainfall occurs during the growing season, make sure you have a rain gauge near your field to know how much moisture you received. |
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Umbrella sellers don't care what the annual rainfall is, they care how many rainy days there will be. |
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There is a general decrease in rainfall and an increase in the range of temperatures experienced as one moves away from the coast. |
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These very extreme rainfall events are going to become more common over the coming decades. |
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However, the effectiveness of these materials is reduced by rainfall, which means they have to be reapplied regularly. |
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Concern is mounting in the country over continued low rainfall and its impact on the country's subsistence farmers and agro-industry. |
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Water firms have so far declined to impose hose pipe bans despite rainfall being well below its seasonal average. |
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During the wintertime, there is practically little rainfall, so these particulates accumulate and then grow. |
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The Alice Springs district is dry for much of the year, and has an erratic rainfall pattern, with a slight summer maximum. |
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My studies also demonstrated that the rainfall, river flow and groundwater levels are increasing. |
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It should follow that February will have a level of regularity to its rainfall pattern. |
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The restrictions will stay in force until the problem is alleviated by a period of sustained rainfall. |
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The tree planting spree has started and monsoon rainfall will sustain it. |
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But there is no mention of such a phenomenon in the EIA reports of the projects on the Teesta, which is sustained by glacial melt, snowmelt run-off and monsoon rainfall. |
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Sydney is no stranger to severe thunderstorms, and because large expanses of the urban area are paved, much of the rainfall becomes flood run-off. |
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What do the blue bars on a climograph represent? Average monthly rainfall. What are climate types governed by? Averages of primarily temperature and rainfall. |
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After all, while there may be reduced rainfall there haven't been any long periods of hot, dry weather, as there were in 1976 when many areas had standpipes in the street. |
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That's why we recommend you plant in anticipation of rainfall in your area, and if rains don't come, water to keep your seedbed moist until your seedlings are established. |
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Groundwater is found at varying depths underneath the earth's surface, in permeable rocks known as aquifers which are saturated by the infiltration of rainfall. |
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High rainfall washes more animal manure off the land into watercourses. |
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Improvements which have cut leakages from the system by more than 40 per cent had contributed to its ability to cope with the lack of rainfall, he added. |
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And in the last two years, rainfall, which averages 34 inches annually, has fallen at about half that rate. |
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The ancient Maya believed that the underworld of caves was home to gods that controlled rainfall and harvest bounties. |
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The distribution of humans and anopheline mosquitoes is not continuous across this region, but generally clustered on the high-elevation areas where rainfall is abundant. |
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The saturated soils from the heavy rainfall followed by high windspeeds caused substantial blowdown in the Coweeta Basin and in much of the southern Appalachians. |
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The dizzying altitude, schizophrenic temperatures, lack of rainfall, and coarse terrain make it one of the most grim of all the places that humans call home. |
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The river had come over its banks several times more since the big flood, and was up again today, and heavy rainfall lay on the surface rather than draining away. |
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The third section is across a muddy paddock, and with the West Coast's usual rainfall a muddy paddock can be extremely sloshy and provides a tough assignment for the crawlers. |
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As air is sucked towards the equator on the trade winds and rises, it loses its moisture as rainfall before moving back towards the poles on the antitrade winds. |
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Evidence of methane rainfall came from Huygens's images of the surface, which showed sinuous, branching channels extending from relatively bright highlands to a tarry plain. |
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In the earliest days of agriculture, having the right temperatures, rainfall, and topography was all-important. |
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There is more rainfall in the mountains than along the seacoast. |
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For the weather obsessed, the calendar features information on the average temperatures each month, the average rainfall and the cycles of the moon throughout the year. |
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New South Wales has entered an early bush fire season, which is being exacerbated by extremely low levels of rainfall, dry winds and high temperatures. |
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The declining trend of reproduction is likely attributable to accumulative effects on those and other prey populations over consecutive years of below-average rainfall. |
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The Atlantic zone receives trade winds and has high rainfall year-round. |
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It has been calculated that if the total rainfall over the Earth were averaged out, each place would get something like 800 millimetres of rain a year. |
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Heavy rainfall over the weekend is keeping fields soggy and tractors idle. |
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He said the shortage, which has cause the hiked prices on the market, is a result of continuous rainfall and waterlogged soils which lower production. |
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These sources are particularly important because the rivers drain watersheds that don't receive much summer rainfall and where rates of evaporation are relatively high. |
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The use of radar and other instrumentation helps meteorologists track storms and study rainfall patterns, making weather forecasting more accurate. |
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Farmers who had already lost their last rabi crops due to the scanty rainfall are now losing their kharif crops, which have been badly damaged due to non arrival of rains. |
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John Campbell, a meteorologist who also lives in Monteverde, had been keeping daily records of temperature and rainfall since 1973 at a weather station on the study site. |
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In Australia, Mangareva, parts of the U.S. Southwest, and many other locations, most of the nutrients had already been leached out of the soil by rainfall. |
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The frequent rainfall encourages the lush growth of trees, ferns, and shrubs. |
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This, combined with nutrients being leached out of the soils by high rainfall, may cause weakness in some plants and nutrient deficiency, particularly in sandy soils. |
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It is extensively cultivated in marginal rainfall areas of the tropics and subtropics, and selected varieties are widely grown in temperate climates. |
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He listed previous similar success with rainmaking in seven other locations, which were not verified, since the contract stipulated payment only upon measured rainfall. |
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The orographie impact of the Andean Cordillera can be seen clearly, enhancing rainfall on the east slope and forming a rain shadow on the west slope. |
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This is a remote arid area of thorn bushes, ostriches, and minimal rainfall, but the town, Montagu, is famous for the production of muscatel, a sweet dessert wine. |
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Compounding the low rainfall is the spread of water-hogging salt cedar, a plague throughout Texas. |
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It's a tangle of suck holes, alder blowdowns and clinging fern and, depending on the rainfall, over-the-boot wet spots or springy peat moss. |
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Higher temperatures are not the only cause of bushfires, she said, with rainfall and winds among the other factors. |
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Of the 358 talukas in the state, 184 talukas have received 20 per cent less rainfall. |
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The rainfall recorded in milimeter in different areas of the country was as follows. |
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The biggest challenges have been rocky soil, low rainfall, and finding ground covers compatible with the thick, thatchy palm roots. |
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Occasionally reservoirs can be managed to retain water during high rainfall events to prevent or reduce downstream flooding. |
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Annual rainfall is about 17 inches, mostly falling between November and March. |
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With its deep valleys and high rainfall, Dartmoor was an inevitable location. |
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Even the beneficient rainfall had failed to attract animal life to the basaltic waste, and the genius of silence seemed to brood over all. |
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Soils of the Chernozemic region have been formed under the influence of 10 to 25 inches of annual rainfall. |
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It becomes surface water runoff through atmospheric scouring associated with rainfall and fogfall. |
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The United Kingdom has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. |
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The country's wide geographic variations cause localised differences in sunshine, rainfall and temperature. |
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Winters tend to be fairly wet, but rainfall is rarely excessive and the temperature usually stays above freezing. |
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Vegetation cover across better drained areas includes bracken and heather, though much of the land is boggy, due to the high rainfall. |
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In parts of the Lake District the rainfall is higher than in any other part of England. |
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The island's lush vegetation, a product of its mild climate and frequent rainfall, earns it the sobriquet the Emerald Isle. |
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These occasionally bring destructive winds and higher total rainfall to these areas, as well as sometimes snow and hail. |
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Many of the Sierra Nevada fans have associated perennial streams fed by rainfall, snowmelt or glacial icemelt in the catchments. |
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There is also very high rainfall in areas exposed to the Atlantic, such as Bergen. |
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Southern Louisiana receives far more copious rainfall, especially during the winter months. |
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Heavy rainfall combined with inadequacies in the Pent Stream and local drainage to cause the flooding. |
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The Dark Peak tends to receive more rainfall each year in comparison to the White Peak as it is higher in altitude. |
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The soils are largely based on limestone, and the climate is temperate with steady amounts of rainfall. |
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Most of the rainfall in autumn and winter is caused by the Atlantic depressions, which is when they are most active. |
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In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by sun heating the ground leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms. |
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As a result, the highest rainfall can be expected in autumn and lowest in spring. |
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This climate has long, generally hot, summers and short, mild winters, with annual rainfall often concentrated in the warmest part of the year. |
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Between October and May, Seattle experiences high rainfall and is mostly or partly cloudy six out of every seven days. |
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Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil. |
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Although there are some small rivers at times of high rainfall, there are no permanent rivers or lakes on Malta. |
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There is a monsoon season with frequent flooding due to heavy rainfall, and a dry season with significantly less rainfall or none at all. |
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A warm and humid monsoon season lasts from June to October and supplies most of the country's rainfall. |
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The tropical rain belt causes additional rainfall during the monsoon season. |
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In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by sun heating the ground, leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms. |
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Pollutants in rainfall quickly and directly affect pollution in groundwater sources. |
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Annual rainfall is greater in the eastern portions, gradually tapering off until reaching the Pacific Coast where it increases again. |
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In fact, the greatest annual rainfall in the United States falls in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest. |
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Agriculture varies depending on rainfall, irrigation, soil, elevation, and temperature extremes. |
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The most rainfall is seen between May and October, but the rainy season can commence in April and extend until November. |
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Ideal soil conditions, high rainfall and a mild climate give Ireland the highest growth rates for forests in Europe. |
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Southwestern areas experience the most rainfall as a result of south westerly winds, while Dublin receives the least. |
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As with the rest of Ireland, Belfast has a temperate or oceanic climate, with a narrow range of temperatures and rainfall throughout the year. |
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Similarly, high rainfall mistbelt areas have much cloud cover in summer that lowers photoassimilation. |
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The country's wide geographic variations cause localised differences in amounts of sunshine, rainfall and temperature. |
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With its mountainous terrain and ample rainfall, water is one of Wales' most abundant resources. |
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The climate of Ireland is mild, moist and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. |
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A few natural depressions on the atoll rim capture the abundant rainfall to form areas of freshwater wetlands. |
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Such rivers are typically fed from chalk aquifers which recharge from winter rainfall. |
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This rainfall is the sole source of water for many areas outside Ethiopia, including Egypt. |
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The rainfall is sometimes heavy and often falls in the afternoons and evenings. |
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Due to limited rainfall, vegetables and fruits are the principal production crops, and other food items require importation. |
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Over central Brazil rainfall is more seasonal, characteristic of a savanna climate. |
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Generally rainfall is plentiful throughout the year due to Atlantic weather systems sweeping in from the west. |
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The weather is generally milder on the seacoast than inland but rainfall occurs with the same intensity on both. |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog is known as the town with one of the highest rainfall in Wales. |
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Annual rainfall is barely over 700mm due to a rain shadow effect caused by the Welsh Mountains. |
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The climate of Cork, like the rest of Ireland, is mild oceanic and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. |
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Dublin's sheltered location on the east coast makes it the driest place in Ireland, receiving only about half the rainfall of the west coast. |
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Areas with higher rainfall and temperatures are more susceptible to diseases that attack the crops. |
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By measuring rainfall, runoff, and drainage area, Perrault showed that rainfall was sufficient to account for flow of the Seine. |
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This gradually dried the climate, leading to a decline in rainfall and the drying of rivers. |
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Edible snails are widespread and can cluster in the hundreds waiting for rainfall to reinvigorate them. |
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Surface runoff can be generated either by rainfall, snowfall or by the melting of snow, or glaciers. |
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However, not all rainfall will produce runoff because storage from soils can absorb light showers. |
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When the soil is saturated and the depression storage filled, and rain continues to fall, the rainfall will immediately produce surface runoff. |
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During the next rainfall event, the infiltration capacity will cause the soil to be saturated at a different rate. |
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However, soils containing clay can be almost impermeable and therefore rainfall on clay soils will run off and contribute to flood volumes. |
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For example, rainfall on roofs, pavements, and roads will be collected by rivers with almost no absorption into the groundwater. |
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This is because Bergen is surrounded by mountains that cause moist North Atlantic air to undergo orographic lift, yielding abundant rainfall. |
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Periodically the sewerage systems of Paris experience a failure known as sanitary sewer overflow, often in periods of high rainfall. |
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This explains why most of coastal North America in the middle latitudes experiences dry summers, despite abundant rainfall in the winter. |
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Due to the absence of appreciable rainfall, Egypt's agriculture depends entirely on irrigation. |
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But a period of higher rainfall ended, and many migrants weren't successful in the arid conditions. |
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West Java is wetter than East Java and mountainous regions receive much higher rainfall. |
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Section Amabilis is found in the Pacific Coast mountains in North America and Japan, in high rainfall areas. |
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The mountains see some rainfall and are better suited to agriculture than the plateau region to the north. |
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The climate is consistently mild, with no temperature or rainfall extremes. |
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If westerlies are suppressed, the temperature is more extreme in summer and winter leading to heat waves, deep freezes and reduced rainfall. |
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This brings increased storm activity and rainfall to southern Europe and North Africa. |
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Within savanna regimes in the subtropics, a wet season is seen annually during the summer, which is when most of the yearly rainfall falls. |
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In areas bounded by warm ocean, tropical cyclones can contribute significantly to local rainfall within the subtropics. |
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The climate is characterized by hot dry summers and rainfall in winter, in areas under the constant influence of the subtropical ridge. |
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Mechanisms of producing precipitation include convective, stratiform, and orographic rainfall. |
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Tropical rainforests technically do not have dry or wet seasons, since their rainfall is equally distributed through the year. |
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Areas in their path can receive a year's worth of rainfall from a tropical cyclone passage. |
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The rainfall will be greater and the flooding will be worse than the worst storm expected in any single year. |
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The rainfall will be extreme and flooding to be worse than a 1 in 10 year event. |
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Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and from occasional tropical cyclones. |
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While a regular rain pattern is usually vital to healthy plants, too much or too little rainfall can be harmful, even devastating to crops. |
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Various skill scores can be determined to measure the value of the rainfall forecast. |
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Many storm fatalities occur in mountainous terrain, when diminishing cyclones unleash their moisture as torrential rainfall. |
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A tropical cyclone does not need to be particularly strong to cause memorable damage, primarily if the deaths are from rainfall or mudslides. |
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Pedocals rich in calcium carbonate occur in regions of low rainfall and high temperature, and usually bear grasses and brush. |
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Unlike a typical Cwb climate, they tend to have rainfall spread evenly throughout the year. |
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Precipitation is high also in most of Primorye in the extreme south where monsoonal influences can produce quite heavy summer rainfall. |
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The tops of the arches collapsed after being weakened by rainfall and wind, leaving disconnected stacks. |
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If the soil is saturated, or if the rainfall rate is greater than the rate at which water can infiltrate into the soil, surface runoff occurs. |
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In such situations, rainfall amount rather than intensity is the main factor determining the severity of soil erosion by water. |
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Monthly rainfall tends to be highest in autumn and early winter and lowest in the summer months, with July often being the driest month. |
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There is less rainfall from summer convective showers and thunderstorms than in inland areas. |
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Winter rainfall is needed to recharge the chalk aquifers from which much of the water supply is drawn. |
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This type of farming is practiced mainly in areas with abundant rainfall where the forest regenerates quickly. |
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Water management is needed where rainfall is insufficient or variable, which occurs to some degree in most regions of the world. |
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Further east on the south coast, rainfall is distributed more evenly throughout the year, producing a green landscape. |
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Vegetation becomes even more sparse towards the northwest due to low rainfall. |
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The density and type of vegetation coverage affects solar heat absorption, water retention, and rainfall on a regional level. |
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As a consequence, the weather tends to be sunny, dry and stable with a minimal risk of rainfall. |
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The rainfall inhibition and the dissipation of cloud cover are most accentuated over the eastern section of the Sahara rather than the western. |
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With their variations in temperature, rainfall, elevation, and soil, these regions harbor distinct communities of plants and animals. |
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The Black Sea and Marmara coasts have a temperate oceanic climate, with cool foggy summers and much rainfall throughout the year. |
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Summers tend to be warm and humid at times with periodic rainfall so they are ideal for pastures and grazing. |
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Similar cattle stations are found in South America, Australia and other places with large areas of land and low rainfall. |
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Drought and limited rainfall contribute to shortages in the nation's water supply. |
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Cape Verde is part of the Sahelian arid belt, with nothing like the rainfall levels of nearby West Africa. |
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Monthly average temperatures, rainfall and snowfall for four places are shown in the attached graphs. |
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As with most tropical climates, seasonal rainfall follows the sun, and summer is the wettest season. |
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On the northern coast, in contrast, rainfall may peak between December and February, though some rain falls in all months of the year. |
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As is usual for tropical islands, variations of temperature are much less marked than rainfall variations, and depend only on altitude. |
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The rainfall pattern is varied, with rain heavier in some of the lowlands and the northern and eastern slopes of the mountains. |
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The mountainous areas register greater rainfall since they constitute a barrier to the humid wind that comes from the Atlantic. |
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However, availability of sufficient rainfall to supply tap water to both metropolitan areas in the future is merely speculative. |
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As the rainfall decreased, many of the cities farther away from Lake Titicaca began to tender fewer foodstuffs to the elites. |
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Although there is no marked rainy season, most of the rainfall occurs in summer months. |
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There can also be a marked difference in temperature and rainfall from one side of the island to the other. |
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Humidity is typically higher in the southwest and mountainous areas and depends on the seasonal patterns of rainfall. |
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The climate of Malacca is hot and humid throughout the year with rainfall occurring mostly between October and March. |
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In general precipitation is scarce in Muscat, with several months on average seeing only a trace of rainfall. |
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In the wet season, it rarely rains all day, but rainfall is very heavy during short periods. |
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The weaker the trade winds become, the more rainfall can be expected in the neighboring landmasses. |
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Population has outstripped the supply of freshwater, usually from rainfall. |
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Most of the state is covered in rainforest as, unlike most other areas of Mexico, it has plentiful rainfall year round. |
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Tropical rainforest dominates most of the state due to the high levels of rainfall the area receives. |
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