rainfall
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Hyperion’s operators takes the risk of heavy rainfall seriously, and adds extra staff when extreme weather is forecast, according to Tonya Shelton, public information officer for LASAN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Parts of Yorkshire and in eastern England with parts of Yorkshire saw less than 20% of their usual rainfall.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Hurricane Polo is bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall to Mexico’s west coast after its recent landfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
About five inches of rain was forecast in areas of Massachusetts including Boston -- the equivalent of more than a month's worth of rainfall.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
It occurred to him to wonder how, with so little rainfall, they were still alive.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
Weather extremes, such as heatwaves and torrential rainfalls, are becoming more frequent and more intense across the United States under climate change.
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
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