Sentences with phrase «lack of precipitation for»

Places that have had an unprecedented lack of precipitation for so long will rejoice as drops begin falling from the sky.

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Melbourne holds lessons for the U.S. Southwest and other places struggling with a lack of precipitation

This criterion may not be satisfied if observations are available only over a short time period (as is the case for the vertical structure of clouds), or if the predictor is defined through low - frequency variability (trends, decadal variability), or if there is a lack of consistency among available datasets (as in the case for global - mean precipitation and surface fluxes).

However, an important part of the discovery is missed, partly because of lack of focus on water vapor and precipitation, but mostly because the IPCC control of climate science blocked knowledge and advances for 30 years.

Abstract Accurate quantification of the spatial distribution of precipitation in mountain regions is crucial for assessments of water resources and for the understanding of high - altitude hydrology, yet it is one of the largest unknowns due to the lack of [continue reading...]

Among his predictions for this winter are a lack of strong storms along the Atlantic coast, colder than normal temperatures in the northern Plains and Great Lakes region, and abundant January precipitation from the lower Middle West to the mid-Atlantic seaboard.

Drought - In general terms, drought is a «prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation,» a «deficiency that results in water shortage for some activity or for some group,» or a «period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of precipitation to cause a serious hydrological imbalance.»