Geography
Geography of Weather
Quick fact
The wettest place on Earth, Mawsynram in India, receives over 11 meters of rain annually, while the driest, the Atacama Desert in Chile, has seen no rain for decades—all due to geographic weather patterns.
Why this is interesting
Why can it be pouring rain on one side of a mountain while the other side stays bone-dry, or why do coastal cities often have milder weather than inland towns at the same latitude?