Worse, there was much less rainfall in many places, together with high winds and severe dust storms. (williamcalvin.com)
This should melt the glaciers even faster, and might bring the additional problem of less rainfall because of climatic changes. (customcollegeessays.com)
My understanding is it gets less rainfall than other places during the rainy season but that mightn't make a difference; rainy is rainy! (manversusworld.com)