Why doesn't southern Europe receive rainfall in the summer?

The equator is hot. Hot air rises. The poles are cold. Cold air sinks. If it wasn't for the Coriolis effect resulting from the earth's rotation, the warm air rising over the equatorial region would perhaps move to the poles before sinking. read more

The western U.S. climate is different from the western European climate because _____. western U.S. has mountains near the coast and Europe does not Humid middle-latitude climates with mild winters tend to have less precipitation in the summer than during the rest of the year because _____. read more