Sentences with phrase «particularly rain patterns»

In its turn, major deforestation could then alter the regional climate, particularly rain patterns, bringing drought.

Not exact matches

In late 2010 and early 2011, the continent Down Under received about twice its normal complement of rain, thanks in large part to unusually warm sea - surface temperatures just north of Australia and a particularly strong La Niña — in essence, combining a source of warm humid air with the weather patterns that steered the moisture over the continent where it condensed and fell as precipitation.

The patterns are not particularly surprising, there is higher salinity in the sub-tropical evaporative regions, lower salinity near the equator (because of the rain!)

Northwest: Relying on hydropower to provide 60 percent of its electricity generation means the Northwest is particularly susceptible to shifting rain, snowpack and runoff patterns.