With this paper, I think we might have found a new on–the rain shadow effect can cause changes of size and shape in mammals," said corresponding author Noe de la Sancha of DePaul University in ...

Seattle averages 38 inches of rain annually. Camano averages roughly 22 inches. The reason is that the Olympic mountains provide a 'rain shadow'; that 'shadow' includes Camano, Whidbey, the San ...