Sentences with phrase «receives less rainfall»

Pemuteran receives less rainfall than other island areas during rainy season and is too dry for rice cultivation.

In the Amazon, deforested areas receive less rainfall, and the plants and trees retain less moisture.

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New research predicts that by the middle of the century annual rainfall in the Amazon could be less than the yearly amount of rain the region receives during drought years if deforestation rates revert back to pre-2004 levels.

One received normal rainwater; two were sprayed with a solution containing either 50 percent more nitrogen or phosphorus; another received both nutrients; and the last branch was partially covered to mimic less rainfall.

The model suggests that while summer rainfall increases in northwest Europe, Mediterranean regions will receive less rain.

Considered the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert receives less than 1 to 2 mm of rainfall each year.

There have been significant regional trends in rainfall with the northern, eastern and southern parts of the continent receiving greater rainfall and the western region receiving less.

About half of India received normal rainfall, while the other half received deficient rainfall (less than 80 percent of average).

Since Ambergris Caye is in northern Belize, it receives much less rainfall than southern locations such as Placencia and Punta Gorda.

In August, Cancun receives more rainfall than it does in July, although it's still less than the resort experiences in September, which is the wettest month of the year.

WHEREAS Statewide rainfall has been below normal in 2007 and 2008, with many Southern California communities receiving only 20 percent of normal rainfall in 2007, and Northern California this year experiencing the driest spring on record with most communities receiving less than 20 percent of normal rainfall from March through May; and

As the earth warms, we expect to see currently wet regions receiving more rainfall, and dry regions receiving less, although there will be exceptions,» Stocker said.

Deserts are defined as places on Earth that receive less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rainfall per year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The Seattle area has a reputation for being extremely rainy, but it actually receives less annual rainfall than New York City, Atlanta and several other metropolitan cities.