Population has outstripped the supply of freshwater, usually from rainfall. The northern atolls get 50 inches (1,300 mm) of rainfall annually; the southern atolls about twice that. The threat of drought is commonplace throughout the island chains.
Population has outstripped the supply of freshwater , usually from rainfall . The northern atolls get 50 inches ( 1,300 mm ) of rainfall annually ; the southern atolls about twice that . The threat of drought is commonplace throughout the island chains .
How many millimeters of rain do the northern atolls of the Marshall Islands receive?
How many millimeters of rain do the northern atolls of the Marshall Islands receive ?
1,300
1,300