mawsynram, india is the most rainy place on earth, with the all-time record for rainfall in a single year.
mawsynram, india is the most rainy place on earth, with the all-time record for rainfall in a single year.
which is the most rainy place on earth, with the all-time record for rainfall in a single year?
mawsynram, india
Na
Na
the distribution of rainfall is related to the regime of winds and air masses. in most of the tropical region east of the andes, winds blowing from the northeast, east and southeast carry moisture from the atlantic, causing abundant rainfall. however, due to a consistently strong wind shear and a weak intertropical convergence zone, south atlantic tropical cyclones are rare. in the orinoco llanos and in the guianas plateau, the precipitation levels go from moderate to high. the pacific coast of colombia and northern ecuador are rainy regions, with chocó in colombia being the most rainy place in the world along with the northern slopes of indian himalayas. the atacama desert, along this stretch of coast, is one of the driest regions in the world. the central and southern parts of chile are subject to extratropical cyclones, and most of the argentine patagonia is desert. in the pampas of argentina, uruguay and south of brazil the rainfall is moderate, with rains well distributed during the year. the moderately dry conditions of the chaco oppose the intense rainfall of the eastern region of paraguay. in the semiarid coast of the brazilian northeast the rains are linked to a monsoon regime.
south america