Former Rain and Latter Rain: Difference between revisions

:More than 60% of Israel is a desert. It is difficult to obtain groundwater because the soil is made of limestone, sandstone, etc. The fertile land is spread throughout the northern region where rainfall is abundant, but it accounts for only 20% of the country as of 2013, and it is only 29.87% as of 2020.<ref>[https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Israel/Percent_agricultural_land/ Israel: Percent agricultural land], ''The Global Economy''</ref>

:They start cultivating barley and wheat in autumn and harvest in spring. In summer, they grow fruit trees such as olives, grapes, and pomegranates and harvest them in autumn. In the dry season, and in the land without enough rainfall, plants grow with moisture from the dew that forms at dawn.

:Israel is characterized by a [https://www.britannica.com/science/Mediterranean-climate Mediterranean climate] (Cs) because it is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the desert. However, some regions are characterized by a [https://www.britannica.com/science/desert-climate desert climate] (BW) or a [https://www.climatetypesforkids.com/semi-arid-climate semi-arid climate] (BS). The annual precipitation is only 500–750 mm, and there is a great regional variation. The annual climate is divided into [https://journeynorth.org/weather/ClimateTempPrecipAns2.html/ dry season and rainy season]. In summer, it rarely rains all over Israel. The dry season, when the temperature is high and it is dry, begins in May and lasts until September. The rainy season lasts from October or November until March or April the following year; the temperature is mild and it is humid.<ref>The Climate of Israel, Observation, Research and Application, Yair Goldreich, ''Springer US'', 2012</ref>