rain shadow

But she was gone, her house empty and full of rain shadows.

There is a strong rain shadow effect to the south side of the mountains.

The mountains created a rain shadow that killed most of the trees.

Soon we are out on the savannah leaving behind the rain shadow of the mountain.

In some parts of the world, deserts are created by a rain shadow effect.

East of the Cascades, a large region experiences strong rain shadow effects.

Precipitation is lower than on the coast due to rain shadow effects.

Often, a rain shadow will affect the leeward side of a range.

See rain shadow for more information on this phenomenon.

The mountains act as a second rain shadow for Pacific storms rolling east.

These two rain shadows are mainly responsible for the Sahara desert.

Eventually, this created a rain shadow and brought widespread desertification.

Land which lies downwind of mountains like these is said to be in their "rain shadow".

Hawaii also has rain shadows, with some areas being desert, much to the surprise of many tourists.

This is located in a rain shadow desert that receives little moisture.

This is due mainly in part to a rain shadow effect caused by surrounding mountains.

The range has a strong influence on the climate of Chile since it produces a rain shadow to the east.

On the western coast the mountains were so high their rain shadow caused an utter desert.

The desert is quite windy as well, a result of the rain shadow effect and descending cool mountain air.

The area lies in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains.

Looking to the East, the range becomes much drier due to the rain shadow of the western mountains.

The east side of the mountains produce a rain shadow, creating an extremely arid environment.

That there were rain shadows downwind of high volcanoes or mountain chains.

Therefore, the leeward slope is known as rain shadow.

This drying effect is called a rain shadow.