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“Post-fire impacts can change over time, depending on rainfalls, runoffs and sediment movements,” said Eugenia Ermacora, manager of the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation’s L.A. chapter, which has partnered with Held’s team to collect samples.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Extreme rainfalls during the ongoing monsoon season are a major source of floods in several parts of India.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Most notably, in May 2017, some 6 million cubic yards of earth moved after torrential rainfalls, adding 15 acres of coastline.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

Weather extremes, such as heatwaves and torrential rainfalls, are becoming more frequent and more intense across the United States under climate change.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

The rainy season in Sierra Leone falls between May and October, with the heaviest rainfalls in July, August, and September.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah