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Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2]; Country mm/ year) Continent 1 Colombia 3,240: South America: 2 São Tomé and Príncipe 3,200: Africa Tuvalu 3,200: Oceania: 3 Papua New Guinea 3,142 ...
The "highest rainfall totals on the order of 20 inches of rain (red areas) occur just offshore and right along the coastline of Guyana near the mouth of the Essequibo River and Georgetown". The three distinct episodes of rainfall "resulted in some coastal areas of Guyana receiving upwards of 100 cm (40 inches) of rainfall—the most rainfall ...
The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development is an autonomous non-profit institution established by Guyana and the Commonwealth.It "exists to promote the conservation and the sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forests in a manner that leads to lasting ecological, economic, and social benefits to the people of Guyana and to the world in general, by ...
Annual rainfall ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 millimetres (79 to 157 in), with two rainy seasons in December–January and May–August. [3] At a sample location ( 4°15′N 56°15′W / 4.25°N 56.25°W / 4.25; -56.25 ) in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve temperatures vary little throughout the year, slightly warmer in October and ...
Guyana lies south of the path of Caribbean hurricanes and none is known to have hit the country. [ 1 ] Temperatures in Georgetown are quite constant, with an average high of 32 °C (89.6 °F) and an average low of 24 °C (75.2 °F) in the hottest month (July), and an average range of 29 to 23 °C (84.2 to 73.4 °F) in February, the coolest ...
Guyana's geographical location, its sparsely populated rain-forest regions, and its substantial Amerindian population differentiate it from English-speaking Caribbean countries. Its blend of the two dominant cultures, Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese, gives it similarities to Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname , and distinguishes it from other ...
On July 29, 2010, a record breaking 280 millimetres (11 in) of rain was recorded in Risalpur in 24 hours. [38] On July 29, 2010, a record breaking 274 millimetres (10.8 in) of rain was recorded in Peshawar in 24 hours. [38] On August 9, 2011 176 millimetres (6.9 in) of rainfall was recorded in 3 hours in Islamabad flooded main streets. [39]
The Takutu River Bridge establishes an all-weather road connection between Guyana and Brazil. Flooding of the Takutu effects the town of Lethem, the regional capital, and other settlements in the area such as St. Ignatius, Tabatinga, and Culvert City. [1] The river experiences pollution in connection with gold-mining processes. [2]