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People should certainly be prepared for more rainfall than normal, Null said, but the intensity of the destructive power depends on “the spacing of that rain throughout the winter.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The brunt of the rainfall from the first storm is anticipated to wallop Northern California and provide scatter showers over the southern region, meteorologists say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

These overflows act as relief valves to prevent the sewer system from becoming overwhelmed during heavy rainfall and flooding into homes, businesses and streets.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

But Kenya's meteorological department warns that November is usually the peak rainfall month of the short rainy season, which normally lasts from October to December.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

But it was maintained that rainfall alone could not explain the size of the rivers or the existence of springs emerging from underground; springs were fed directly, it was argued, from the ocean.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Most notably, in May 2017, some 6 million cubic yards of earth moved after torrential rainfalls, adding 15 acres of coastline.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

But there is also a possibility that climate change could lead to stronger El Niño and La Niña modulations, Xie said — making the strongest El Niño events even stronger, and extreme rainfalls more extreme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

The research team considered how these urban land changes might affect weather extremes like heat waves, cold waves, heavy rainfalls and severe thunderstorms.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2023

Other parts of the country witnessed heavy rainfalls and floods.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023

The rainy season in Sierra Leone falls between May and October, with the heaviest rainfalls in July, August, and September.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah