Sentence examples for lowest levels of rainfall from inspiring English sources

AMMAN/GENEVA, 6 June 2014 – Parts of Syria are suffering their lowest levels of rainfall in more than half a century, placing more than 4 million children in the war-torn country at even greater risk, UNICEF warned today.

Lowest rainfall in over 50 years is latest threat to children in Syria and region AMMAN/GENEVA, 6 June 2014 – Parts of Syria are suffering their lowest levels of rainfall in more than half a century, placing more than 4 million children in the war-torn country at even greater risk, UNICEF warned today.

The picture is made even more complex by the fact that unusually low levels of rainfall (so-called meteorological drought) isn't the only factor affecting the existence or significance of drought conditions.

The environment secretary, Caroline Spelman said: "These temporary restrictions will help protect the public's water supply in the areas most affected by the record low levels of rainfall we have experienced".

Two months later low levels of rainfall raised fears that there would be a drought in the provinces of Tete, Gaza, and Sofala, but El Niño rains later alleviated the situation.

Previous studies have shown "high-fire" years in South America are generally associated with an extended dry season and low levels of rainfall.

Due to low levels of rainfall, high evapotranspiration rate and soils with low water retention capacity, water stress is a major constraint to crop production.

This, along with low levels of rainfall and insufficient seeds, has contributed to the poor harvest.

Some studies found that rainfall does not affect transmission of specific diarrheal pathogens (Zhang et al. 2007), whereas other studies found that low levels of rainfall are associated with high incidences of diarrhea (Singh et al. 2001).

In addition, heavy but not low levels of rainfall were significantly and positively associated with the incidence of reported WNV infections over the same week, while both were significantly and positively associated with WNV infections over the subsequent 2 weeks.

By Rob Sixsmith DAMASCUS, Syrian Arab Republic, 29 March 2010 – The message of World Water Day, celebrated here and around the globe last week, is more pressing than ever in the northern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic, which have received exceptionally low levels of rainfall in recent years.