Under cloudless skies, the surface gives up its moisture, making the ground level hotter and drier while not increasing the chances of rain.

在万里无云的天空下，地表水分蒸发，使地表更热、更干燥而无法增加形成雨的机会。

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Making it rain away from big events is a key area of research.

让降雨避开大型活动是研究的一个关键领域。

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During thunderstorms in parts of the western United States, rain often evaporates before hitting the ground, making the region vulnerable to brush fires from lightning hitting the dry earth.

在美国西部的一些地方，当暴雨来临时，雨水常常还没接触到地面就蒸发殆尽，当闪电击中干燥的地面时，这些地区经常发生由此而引发的灌木起火。

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The king's charisma, intelligence, talents (from playing the saxophone to rain-making, a science in which he holds a European patent) and deep concern for his people's welfare make him adored at home and admired around the world.

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When he stepped out on to the turf to warm-up and saw heavy rain making the pitch increasingly treacherous, he could have been forgiven for wishing Robinson - who was not even on the bench - had not been so unceremoniously dumped.

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The Los Angeles area has received less than 2 inches of rain since January, making the bone-dry region "definitely ripe for these fires, " said William Patzert, a NASA climatologist.

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