The main variable of Indonesia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall.
主要变量的印度尼西亚的气候不温度或气压，但雨量。
Rainfall is not completely absent in desert areas, but it is highly variable.
沙漠地区并非完全没有降雨，但它的变化很大。
But during the past decade declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly profitable crops.
过去十年，降雨量不断减少，这让他可以种植高利润型农作物。
But during the past decade, the declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly profitable crops.
过去的十年里降雨减少了，这让他有机会种植一些高利润的农作物。
There has not been much change in rainfall in those areas but the temperature has risen by over 1 degree Centigrade since 1970, which will have enhanced losses due to evaporation.
那些地区的降雨量没有太大变化，但是自1970年以来上升的气温已经超过了1摄氏度，由于蒸发这将会造成水分的更大流失。
Previously, in the past, our flooding was in these river systems [in Punjab], but... the rainfall has shifted.
以前，洪水是发生在这些河流系统中的[旁遮普]，但是降雨发生了偏移。
The outlook is that there will be no change in rainfall but temperature could increase by another two degrees Centigrade by 2100.
前景是2100年之前，降雨量将不会有变化，但是气温可能会再上升2摄氏度。
But then studies revealed startling news: Albuquerque's aquifer was nowhere near the size it once appeared to be and was being pumped out faster than rainfall and snowmelt could replenish it.
然而随后的研究带来了一个噩耗：阿尔·伯克的地下水储量远远没有看上去那么大，而且正在被飞速地消耗，其消耗速度要远远大于降雨和融雪对地下水的补充。
Within a short distance, you can access waterfalls of varying size, depending on rainfall, but they’re great subjects anytime of year.
很短的距离内，你就可以参观许多大小不同的瀑布，瀑布的大小取决于降雨量，但无论大小，一年四季都是最可观的景点。
But some bits of Africa may deteriorate more, whereas others may benefit from greater rainfall.
但是，非洲的一些部分有可能恶化得更严重，而另一部分则可能得到强降雨带来的好处。
But 98 percent of the local rainfall comes from March to October every year, and the climate will become rather dry during the other four months.
但每年98%的降水量集中在三月到十月期间，剩下的四个月气候非常干燥。
This time of year typically sees Beijing hit by storms, strong winds and brief, but heavy, rainfall.
每年的这个时候北京一般会遭到暴雨、强风以及短时的强降雨。
But measuring these changes in rainfall over the ocean is very, very difficult to do. But salinity is actually an important parameter that gives us an indication of what might be going on.
许多天气预报模型暗示，当气温升高的时候，水循环会发生变化，但是，我们很难在海洋上测量降雨的变化，不过，海洋中的盐分水平实际上是一个重要参数，能表明海洋上降雨的变化。
But the surrounding sand had been darkened by five minutes of rainfall the previous night.
但四周的沙子却因前一夜5分钟的降雨而变得颜色更深。
"In general, more water is good," Famiglietti said. "But here's the problem: not everybody is getting more rainfall, and those who are may not need it."
“总体来说，许多淡水是有益的，”Famiglietti说，“但是这有一个问题：并不是每个人都得到跟多的降雨量，而且那些还有一些人并不需要那么多。”
Some analysts attributed the rise in water tables to an increase in rainfall that occurred beginning in 1994, Reij added, "but that doesn't make sense—the water tables began rising well before that."
“一些分析员认为水位上升是由于当地在1994年开始增加的降雨量，”Reij补充到，“但这种分析似乎没什么意义，因为在94年以前水位就开始大幅提升了。”
So we get - especially in the United States - heavier rainfall, but perhaps, with some of being a little bit further in between events.
因此我们得出结论——尤其是在美国，降雨量变大了，但可能在变大变小之间降水频率的变化更大。
Projections of Amazon dieback are still much debated, but should countries like Argentina, dependent on the forest for their rainfall, really take the chance?
亚马逊热带雨林盯梢枯死的推测依然争论激烈，但是，像阿根廷这样依赖森林提供降雨的国家真的该抓住这个机遇吗？
The team has installed a rain gauge in the village of Adi ha, which they hope to use in future years, but the team had no choice but to base their rainfall metrics on satellite data this year.
这个团队在阿迪哈村安装了一个雨量测量器，希望能在未来几年内使用，而今年，这个团队别无选择，只能利用卫星提供的雨量数据。
A new monkey species in Myanmar is so snub-nosed that rainfall is said to makes it sneeze—but that's apparently the least of its problems, conservationists announced in October.
每当下雨时，这种鼻型过于“仰面朝天”的猴类就会被雨滴惹得喷嚏连连。然而这恐怕是这种处境堪忧的缅甸猴类最不值一提的困扰了。
But as a general rule, warmer temperatures inevitably mean that the air picks up more moisture from the oceans, which will lead to more rainfall.
“气候形态无论怎么变，都会有赢家和输家，”他说，“但大体上讲，气温升高必然使空气更容易保持海洋中上升的水汽，从而增加降雨量。
But for now the RBI thinks that rake hikes and reports of a good rainfall are enough to reign in prices.
但是现在，RBI认为，加息和雨水充足已足以控制物价。
But other trees may need more moisture than they can get from rainfall or from the air — from, say, coastal or mountain fog.
但是其他树木需要的水分超过从降雨或空气中获得的水分，例如沿海或山区的雾气。
Tommy: It did, but the rainfall was only half of the monthly average.
是啊，但是降水量是月平均量的一半而已。
Any travel agent can tell you what the average rainfall will be and where the best tourist destinations are, but that doesn't help much.
任何一家旅行社都能告诉你如下信息：当地平均降雨量如何，最好的旅行目的地在哪里，不过，这对你帮不了太多的忙。
Any travel agent can tell you what the average rainfall will be and where the best tourist destinations are, but that doesn't help much.
任何一家旅行社都能告诉你如下信息：当地平均降雨量如何，最好的旅行目的地在哪里，不过，这对你帮不了太多的忙。
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