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10 places almost every day rain
The constant rain made people's lives difficult, but the vegetation was extremely lush.
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Strange life in the 'wettest place in the world'
With an average rainfall of 1,200cm per year, Meghalaya is known as the world's wettest area.
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Mayan civilization may have been destroyed by drought
Previously, scholars believed that a serious drought could have killed the ancient Maya culture that was famous for mastering language, mathematics and astronomy. Howeve…
1001 mystery
'Hell hole' appeared in Malaysia
A mysterious wormhole suddenly appeared on a street in Malaysia on the evening of June 30.
Space science
Japan launches satellite tracking global rainfall
Japan on February 28 successfully launched high-tech satellite-carrying missiles to monitor global rainfall and support weather forecasts.
Space science
New era for global meteorological observation system
A new type of satellite is designed to gather real-time information to measure rainfall, snowfall and storm forecasting on a global scale (GPM).
Space science
Prepare to launch a global rainfall measuring satellite GPM
GPM will use the same exploration method as its predecessor, built on previous technology.
Space science
Chile - astronomer's paradise
With its height, dry atmosphere, rarely recorded and quiet rainfall, the Atacama desert in northern Chile has been chosen by astronomers as a place to place some telesco…
Biology
The reason leaves are different in size
The leaf size of plants in the world varies widely, depending on the temperature and rainfall in the area in which it lives.
Biology
The secret to collecting magic water from desert beetles
The Namib beetle survives where rainfall is just over 1 centimeter per year, thanks to an extremely efficient water harvesting strategy from early frost.
Animal world
Climate change can affect frog evolution
Touchon, a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, found that climate change could change the evolution of frogs.
Environment
Rain has never been seen in Japan, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated
Japan Meteorological Agency said the country is suffering from rainfall
Environment
Typhoons move more slowly worldwide
According to Business Insider, the scientists found that the rainfall is getting more and more abundant than before. These figures from the US National Weather Agency de…
Environment
The record rainfall from super typhoon Harvey curved the Earth's crust
Super Hurricane Harvey is predicted to be one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history.
Environment
Why does Ninh Thuan province have the least rain?
According to the data of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ninh Thuan Province, in the rainy season of 2015, the coastal rainfall in this province i…