| Large-scale landslides and mass flowage of loess are frequently triggered by heavy, seasonal rainstorms in the drylands of Asia and elsewhere. |
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| Each December and January, rainstorms drench the parched South African landscape and summon African bullfrogs from their subterranean lairs. |
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| But Cora knew it would not be passing soon, for rainstorms were long in Sanjia, richening the soil. |
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| She explained how her parents' house almost floated out to sea in the recent rainstorms and mudslides. |
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| Lightning forks scratched their summits and distant rainstorms hung like negligees billowing in the clean air. |
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| Their tents, each holding around 20 men sleeping in cots, are pitched on a grassless field which has been turned to mud by rainstorms this week. |
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| While rainstorms were not new to the community, the addition of electrical storms was considered unusual to Sachs Harbour residents. |
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| El Nino will lead to abnormal weather and the increase of tropical cyclones will bring more rainstorms to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. |
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| The flood that caused the failure was generated by heavy rainstorms that dumped 14 inches of water on the watershed. |
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| Most of the precipitation fails as heavy, almost daily rainstorms between July and September. |
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| The warning was issued in view of the torrential rains to rainstorms and strong winds forecast for the valleys. |
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| Many treatments require reapplication every 4 to 6 weeks and after heavy rainstorms. |
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| Be sure the terrace material is strong enough and anchored well enough to stay in place through freezing and thawing, and heavy rainstorms. |
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| He had to deal with sweltering humidity, torrential rainstorms, former Khmer Rouge warlords and mischievous monkeys and elephants. |
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| The weather patterns were consistently dry and sunny in the morning with steadily building clouds and heavy rainstorms in the late afternoon. |
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| Severe flash flood watches remain in effect in and around Las Vegas after heavy rainstorms. |
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| Their game against the Montreal Expos was rained out by one of the worst rainstorms in an area known for its tropical storms. |
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| The atmospheric disturbance caused by rapid evaporation from these sudden, heavy rainstorms over a large land mass has a major effect on water supply forecasts in the West. |
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| The area had been hit by heavy rainstorms with wind speeds of about 10 knots per hour, which had caused the sea level to rise by about 1.5 meters. |
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| Clam and mussel harvesters have been helped by the dry weather, with few flats being shut down because of bacterial pollution caused by runoff from rainstorms. |
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| The recent heavy rainstorms have raised the water level of all three major rivers in Guangxi above the warning line, according to the local flood-control authority. |
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| Floods have caused severe damage to homes on Warren Street when Jackstraw Brook, which runs under the road, overflows during rainstorms. |
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| This results in moisture rich air from the Pacific Ocean to flow from the west, resulting in frequent rainstorms and wind on the coast. |
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