rainfall

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Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The category four system was forecast to bring "destructive wind gusts and heavy rainfall" to some coastal areas, the bureau said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

This intense rainfall will bring the risk of flooding, landslides and transport disruption.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Across Europe, forests gave way to tundra, and rainfall patterns in lower latitudes shifted southward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Perhaps the peaks store rain and distribute it more evenly, and per- haps, being more wooded, they draw more rainfall.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck