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Under the trust's ownership, the floodplain will enable the river to flow slower during heavy rainfall and will alleviate flooding downstream.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Connections between ocean basins can help scientists anticipate shifts in rainfall and other major climate patterns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

However, it also noted that periods of heavy rain or drought could indirectly affect fault zones, pointing to a study that suggested that rates of micro-quakes may undergo small variations related to rainfall patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

This connection helps shape broad patterns of rainfall, temperature, and atmospheric circulation across the tropics.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

From its original point of entrance the Japanese beetle has spread rather widely throughout many of the states east of the Mississippi, where conditions of temperature and rainfall are suitable for it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“Post-fire impacts can change over time, depending on rainfalls, runoffs and sediment movements,” said Eugenia Ermacora, manager of the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation’s L.A. chapter, which has partnered with Held’s team to collect samples.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

Extreme rainfalls during the ongoing monsoon season are a major source of floods in several parts of India.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

Most notably, in May 2017, some 6 million cubic yards of earth moved after torrential rainfalls, adding 15 acres of coastline.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

Scientists have discovered a new technique which will shed light on the phenomena of winter monsoons -- the heavy autumn and winter rainfalls which can cause floods and landslides across southeast Asia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023

The rainy season in Sierra Leone falls between May and October, with the heaviest rainfalls in July, August, and September.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah