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From Ecology: Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare
Why is one side of a mountain range often much drier than the other?
- The wind is always stronger on that side
- The mountains block most of the sunlight
- Air drops its rain rising up the other side
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Answer: Air drops its rain rising up the other side
Moist air cools as it climbs and rains out on the windward side, leaving a dry rain shadow beyond, as with parts of the Atacama.
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