They need lots of water, from rainfall or frequent fog.
Many factors, from rainfall to genetics, contribute to a tomato's flavor.
It's why we record everything from rainfall and ice melt to temperature and bird arrival dates.
Second, irrigation depends almost entirely on a fossil aquifer – which, unlike most aquifers, does not recharge naturally from rainfall.
Drinking water is harvested from rainfall, so on dry days making a cup of tea can take a while.
Another function of the pavement is to prevent weakening of the subsoil by moisture intrusion, especially from rainfall and frost.
The Mekong's flow comes chiefly from rainfall in its lower basin, which fluctuates seasonally with the monsoon winds.
Meaning climate change will also bring more rainfall, "increasing the risk of flooding, both inland from rainfall and along our coasts due to sea level rise".
The clay minerals had incorporated water from rainfall when they were formed during weathering and thus preserved a record of their height.
Most of the water comes from the melting of seasonal snow and from rainfall; much less of it comes from groundwater, mountain snow, and glaciers.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have carried that practice several steps further, guarding the grains before the wheat is harvested to ensure they are not overripe or wet from rainfall.
