Sentence examples for Sudden rainfall from inspiring English sources

We tested sandhopper Talitrus saltator orientation in April, when sudden rainfall and storms are common, and in June, when as a rule the weather is warm and dry.

Brazier proffers a graph showing that the dams have contained sudden rainfall, slowly releasing it along a "staircase" of dams: in this way they prevent the inundation that occurs when water is simply channelled downstream, while also providing a resource in times of drought.

Specific problems are the distinction of rain from snow [1], the monitoring of basins subject to floods or of areas prone to landslides [2], and the forecast of sudden rainfall over strategic regions, like as airports [3].

Considering, in the twentieth century, the area of inland river systems in the form of reservoirs increased by approximately 700% [18], the lateral transport of C from terrestrial systems to inland aquatic environments represents a significant C flux that may be altered by future climate change through increased sudden rainfall events and longer periods of summer drought [19].

The outpouring of compassion and community since the sudden rainfall that drowned most neighborhoods demonstrates what it means to be a great city.

Bella Meyer of New York City's FleursBella, finds that these same contrasting autumnal colors guide her designs, in addition to "the falling leaves, the crystal clear light following a sudden rainfall, the dark clouds offsetting the bright white sunshine, deep brown and black accents contrasting with soft gold fields".

Since this region does not have the natural storehouses of numerous lakes and glacial deposits of sand and gravel spread over hills and valleys, such as are found in the northern Appalachian region, sudden rainfalls bring rapid rises in the southern Appalachian stream flows.

Hundreds pleaded for help and shelter from the sudden torrential rainfall.

Flash This surface-water flooding is usually worst when drainage systems in urban areas are overwhelmed by sudden heavy rainfall, exacerbated by the concreting over of large areas of soil and gardens.

The situations included a rat in a flat, a sudden, heavy rainfall in Queensland, a child's first phone call to his father, a surprise birthday party on Hampstead Heath and a finger trapped in a car door.

Sudden heavy rainfall may cause flash flooding in low-lying rice growing areas.