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Question
Find out the following with the help of your teacher and the internet.
Rain in countries like the UK which experience spring-summer-autumn-winter.
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Solution
The United Kingdom experiences plentiful rainfall all year round. The western part of the UK experiences winter rains. However, in Australia, the wet season is associated with cyclones and monsoon rains. The rains here occur in between December and March, i.e. the summer season (the southern hemisphere). Thunderstorms are common here during this period.
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