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The Atacama Desert in northern Chile sits in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
The lower totals in the valleys are a result of the rain shadow effect, where outlying mountain ranges keep storm clouds from bringing their full effect overhead Gass said.
—Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
Hidden in the rain shadow of the Himalayas, Mustang borders the Tibetan Plateau and has a distinctive, windswept red-desert landscape.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2023
On islands such as Maui, where a volcanic spine runs down the middle of the island, the eastern flanks are generally moist and lush — while the western slopes are in a rain shadow and typically drier.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
The lower totals in the valleys are a result of the rain shadow effect, where outlying mountain ranges keep storm clouds from bringing their full effect overhead Gass said.
—Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
Hidden in the rain shadow of the Himalayas, Mustang borders the Tibetan Plateau and has a distinctive, windswept red-desert landscape.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2023
On islands such as Maui, where a volcanic spine runs down the middle of the island, the eastern flanks are generally moist and lush — while the western slopes are in a rain shadow and typically drier.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Rain shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20shadow. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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