Sentences with phrase «nearby precipitation patterns»

Powerful eruptions can wreak havoc on monsoons by shifting and weakening the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a belt of low pressure near the equator that drives nearby precipitation patterns.

Not exact matches

The records showed that precipitation and temperature patterns had hardly fluctuated during the period, meaning that the amount of water flowing into the lake from nearby streams is likely the same today as it was in 1847.
Changing patterns of precipitation were recorded in the water level of nearby Lake Naivasha.
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