What is the wettest place in the world?
It’s Mawsynram in the northeast of India. The village sits in the Khasi Hills, which funnel the warm, moist air from the Bay of Bengal and force it to rise, dropping almost 12 metres of rainfall every year! Despite this, the village can still suffer from drought during the dry season, which runs from December to February.
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