Sentences with phrase «receives more rainfall»

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.

Northern Portugal is mountainous and receives more rainfall than other regions.

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.

But some 130,000 years ago, the Sahara received more rainfall than today.

The warnings, from two studies and the UK's PRECIS regional climate modelling system, are unanimous on one conclusion: the Himalayan region, which includes the two most recent sufferers of devastating flash floods, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand, is receiving more rainfall than ever before and it's only getting worse.

Instead, the Sahel has received more rainfall, and vegetation is growing in areas that were previously rock and sand.

Ongoing burning of fossil fuels could flip which portion of the tropics receive more rainfall: the southern hemisphere or the northern.

Not exact matches

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.

They form in areas that receive little rainfall or snow melt... or where the water evaporates more quickly than it can be replenished.

In January, parts of the southern England received more than 200 per cent of the average rainfall for the month — shown in dark blue in the maps above.

When atmospheric rivers hit land, they bring more than a third of the rainfall that the western states typically receive in the course of an entire year.

Part of Colorado received more than 1000 % of their normal rainfall for this time of year.

Sioux Falls received more than 13 inches of rain in June — almost 11 inches more than average, making the recent storm the state's third - highest one - day rainfall.

Across the month, New York receives an average of 103mm / 4 inches of rainfall divided between 15 wet days — that's slightly more than in April.

The role of climate change in causing extreme heat waves, drastic rainfall, negative impacts on human health and threatened food security have received more attention recently than megadrought.

In September, parts of the Balkans received more than double the average monthly rainfall and parts of Turkey were hit by four times the average.

Similarly, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts a warming world will lead to more extreme rainfall: The UK is expected to receive about 10 per cent more rainfall on average per year by 2100, compared to 1986 - 2005.

Hyderabad has so far received 725.4 mm of rainfall, which is 23 per cent more than the average of 588.6 mm rainfall, and there seems to be no let - up.

Miami receives more annual rainfall than most cities in the U.S. - nearly 60 inches a year.