Many different varietals can grow in the patchwork of inland microclimates, making the area one of the most diverse grape-growing climates in the world.

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The Mediterranean coastal fringes have a Mediterranean climate with some rain between October and March, but the vast area of desert inland has very little rain at all and here some of the highest temperatures in the world have been recorded.

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The inland West is a growth area in its own right.

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The tidal estuary covers an area from Shingle Street to Aldeburgh along the coast and inland to Blaxhall.

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Heavy rainfall in the middle of the month has already caused flooding in parts of the Bearn region, inland of Biarritz, and the French meteorological agency has issued flood warnings for the whole area in the upcoming days.

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Inland area have not been immune, with the county council confirming Laughton Road near Gainsborough had been blocked by sand blown from nearby fields.

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Similar experiments were performed in Swindon, which was selected "because it is a reasonably large inland industrial city in the midst of a large rural area".

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The inland West is economically even more successful and the most solidly Republican area in the country.

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Among more populous areas, California's Inland Empire (an area that includes Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) saw the most improvement, with congestion there falling by 60% due to the economic slowdown and real estate collapse.

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