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If rain is caused by water evaporating, then condensing at higher altitudes and then precipitating back to Earth, what causes long periods of lack of precipitation (e.g. droughts)? I assume that the amount of water being evaporated is relatively constant.

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If rain is caused by water evaporating, then condensing at higher altitudes and then precipitating back to Earth, what causes long periods of lack of precipitation (e.g. droughts)? I assume that the amount of water being evaporated is relatively constant.

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If rain is caused by water evaporating, then condensing at higher altitudes and then precipitating back to Earth, what causes long periods of lack of precipitation (e.g. droughts)? I assume that the amount of water being evaporated is relatively constant.	3
If rain is caused by water evaporating, then condensing at higher altitudes and then precipitating back to Earth, what causes long periods of lack of precipitation (e.g. droughts)? I assume that the amount of water being evaporated is relatively constant.	1