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pluvial

[ploo-vee-uhl] / ˈplu vi əl /
ADJECTIVE
rainy
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STRONGEST


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Averaged out at the global scale, the team found that 15.46% of all meteorological droughts were succeeded by a pluvial the following season.

From Science Daily

The flash flooding—experts call it pluvial flooding—that hit Zhengzhou, in contrast, showed how quickly torrential downpours can turn deadly in a densely packed modern city.

From Science Magazine

“They don’t take into account small creeks, tributaries and heavy pluvial events,” Porter said.

From Scientific American

After years in obscurity, the Carnian pluvial is becoming a major research focus.

From Nature

If these vast eruptions happened at the same time as the Carnian pluvial episode, they could have released enough carbon dioxide to warm the globe.

From Nature