See The Rain Shadow in Action Here are two YouTube videos that actually demonstrate the rain shadow in action from the ground. This first one was one I shot while in Victoria, B.C..

Various scientific processes can tell us what is a rain shadow, where they're located, and how life exists in such unforgiving conditions.

The rain shadow on New Zealand's South Island is so prominent, it's visible from space. Antii Lipponen / Flickr / CC By 2.0. Rain shadows can also be found in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains, ...

What's the meteorological phenomenon known as the rain-shadow effect? Simply put, it means mountains to the west of the Valley can keep us dry even as neighboring states get drenched. Here's an ...

How a ‘rain shadow’ left this reservoir parched even after all those storms 1 / 7 Lake Cachuma is currently at 13% of its historical average and 9% of its capacity, the lowest by far of any ...

Latest California earthquakes … UCI to slash 1,000 tons of greenhouse gases … Southern California’s drought status was lowered from moderate to abnomally dry this week, with the e… ...