rainfall
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As Typhoon Jangmi advanced, its sprawling rainbands delivered intense rainfall across a broad area, prompting concerns about flooding in several locations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
But plans based on a natural phenomenon that changes year to year based on temperature, rainfall and other environmental factors can, unsurprisingly, go awry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
While these long-range predictions give an idea of overall UK conditions over the three-month period of summer, in recent years we have seen more variability in rainfall patterns.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
However, the agency believes it can amplify the associated effects, because a warmer ocean and atmosphere increase the availability of energy and moisture for extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
In temperature inversions, air movement is inhibited—the cold air can't rise and the warm air doesn’t fall—which in turn inhibits rainfall.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing rainfall
The Water Cycle - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Water Cycle - Middle School and High School
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