– how can a place be constantly extremely rainy? Eg Maui is said to be one of the wettest places on earth where it rains constantly. What is the explanation behind this? Why would one place be constantly rainy as opposed to another place?

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– how can a place be constantly extremely rainy? Eg Maui is said to be one of the wettest places on earth where it rains constantly. What is the explanation behind this? Why would one place be constantly rainy as opposed to another place?

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So I recently got back from Maui. Half the island is actually a desert only getting rain in the winter. However one side of the mountain is just a lush rainforest because the moisture from the sea is forced up by the mountains and condenses and turns into rain. It’s kinda wild actually to see a place that is so tropical and then 20 minutes away is a desert.