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Pluvial lakes also formed during this time. en.wikipedia.org

A minor, short pluvial may be termed a subpluvial. en.wikipedia.org

It is of pluvial origin, with a total area of 15000-20000 km2. en.wikipedia.org

At that time, pluvial lakes filled many of the high desert basins. en.wikipedia.org

He maintained that the late glacial period was followed by one of exceptional rainfall, for which he proposed the name of pluvial. en.wikipedia.org

There is a low risk of groundwater and pluvial flooding of the proposed data centre development. www.businessinsider.com.au

Most pluvial lakes developed in relatively arid regions where there typically was insufficient rain to establish a drainage system to the sea. en.wikipedia.org

The increased precipitation that fed the glaciers also increased the runoff of major rivers and intermittent streams, resulting in the growth and development of large pluvial lakes. en.wikipedia.org

A pluvial is a warmer period of increased rainfall; an interpluvial, of decreased rainfall. en.wikipedia.org

As each ice sheet melted, runoff and increased rainfall filled many of the region's closed basins, forming large pluvial lakes. en.wikipedia.org

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