Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 6 | 579 | The View more quotes about reason">reason for the great amount of rain in the equatorial regions is, I suppose, clear to all. |
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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 6 | 576 | On the equator, itself, interestingly, geographers maintain that there are two dry seasons and two rainy seasons. |
| 6 | 577 | Once again, if there is much to this, I would prefer to think of two rainy seasons and two less rainy seasons. |
| 6 | 578 | My own observations would lead me to say that for all practical purposes there is, on the equator itself, no dry season. |
| 6 | 579 | The reason for the great amount of rain in the equatorial regions is, I suppose, clear to all. |
| 6 | 580 | At the equator the sun's rays are most direct. |
| 6 | 581 | This creates greater surface heat than oblique rays would. |
| 6 | 582 | This heating of the surface causes warm air to rise. |
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On the equator, itself, interestingly, geographers maintain that there are two dry seasons and two rainy seasons.
Once again, if there is much to this, I would prefer to think of two rainy seasons and two less rainy seasons.
My own observations would lead me to say that for all practical purposes there is, on the equator itself, no dry season.
The reason for the great amount of rain in the equatorial regions is, I suppose, clear to all.
At the equator the sun's rays are most direct.
This creates greater surface heat than oblique rays would.
This heating of the surface causes warm air to rise.
- (Explorers of Gor)