Rain Shadow

On Hawaii's Big Island, dominating Pacific trade winds from the northeast bring more rainfall to north & eastern inclines, leading to remarkable differences in plant life on different sides of the island. Today in Beyond the Data, Jake Crouch discusses exactly how environment researchers account for topography in interpreting environment patterns and trends.

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