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Precipitation during any season is rare in the 40,000-square-mile Atacama, which sits within a double rain shadow created by unique regional geography.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
Despite the partial rain shadow caused by the Limbara massif to the northeast, this land still receives frequent rains (which pummeled us during our visit), and the highlands are greener than lands below.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
As western winds from the Arctic Ocean steadily blow over the Swedish mountains, a meteorological phenomenon occurs: A rain shadow forms over Abisko.
—Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
This striking contrast highlights the rain shadow effect, where a region on the side of a mountain range is protected from the prevailing winds.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
Despite the partial rain shadow caused by the Limbara massif to the northeast, this land still receives frequent rains (which pummeled us during our visit), and the highlands are greener than lands below.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
As western winds from the Arctic Ocean steadily blow over the Swedish mountains, a meteorological phenomenon occurs: A rain shadow forms over Abisko.
—Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
This striking contrast highlights the rain shadow effect, where a region on the side of a mountain range is protected from the prevailing winds.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Rain shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20shadow. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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