The place where the biggest annual rainfall

Indian city CHERRAPUNDZHI - the wettest place on Earth Land of contrasts ironically, the most "wet" in the world manages to be thirsty every winter, when for a few months in a row there's no rain. Weather phenomenon, brings to this part of the world is very much rain, called monsoons. Monsoons are seasonal winds blowing in one direction for six months, and bringing torrential rains. Then, during the remaining six months, the picture is diametrically changed, the monsoons blow in the opposite direction, and at this time almost never rains. During the rainy season, moist air is cooled as follows over the hills, leading to heavy rainfall on the windward side of mountain ranges. But, because of the widespread destruction of pine forests, protecting the soil, the ground can not absorb the entire amount of rain falling during the "wet" season. City Cherrapundzhi located at an altitude of 1290 m above sea level, and most of the heavy rains runs down from the mountains into the valley below, the annual precipitation here is 1270, see once rainfall was 2290 cm in one season! Beautiful waterfall around Cherrapundzhi Another paradox of the "wet" place on earth is the fact that the local population during the dry season, there are tangible problems with water supply. The irrigation system Cherrapundzhi not able to provide people with the appropriate amount of clean drinking water. Living here, people often are forced to walk several kilometers to bathe and collect water. Ordinary classical physics of the ocean are the main source of rain, but lakes and rivers also be contributing to this process. The sun's heat causes evaporation of water. She remains in the atmosphere in the form of invisible vapor condenses until, beginning in the cloud, and then - in the raindrops. Condensation occurs when cooled air. For the formation of raindrops is necessary that the air was particulate matter such as dust or salt, at temperatures above freezing. These particles are called condensation nuclei. When cooling cores to temperatures below freezing point around layers of condensed water. The particles become so heavy that do not lend themselves to air flow and fall through the clouds as rain. Two main reasons for high levels of rainfall in Cherrapundzhi The first reason is related to high altitude of this point of land above sea level. Air flowing over the plains located below, is cooled during its rise to great heights. This cool air causes condensation of moisture contained in it, and the formation of clouds, from which comes the rain. Fog - a characteristic phenomenon of the rainy season in the wet on the planet second reason - the monsoons: the wind prevailing in this part of the world carry with them a large amount of moisture. The constant influx of moist air for a continuous six months leads to an almost incessant rains. See also: Land Basin biggest edifice that was built on the planet living beings ... It flows from the rocks water ordinary record of a tsunami wave height Desert-record the largest lake in the world based on the volume and surface area record highs over the world have a rival Everest! The deepest point of the oceans cuho Here, as in the space where much warmer planet Fridge not very deep, but one of the longest caves Powerful tremors did not bring trouble, but the tsunami places of extreme temperatures longest river in the world as formed the largest seamounts Dead Sea - why is it called so? Icy celestial bombardment of the icy giants of the kingdom's longest bridge in the world