University Physics (14th Edition)
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Chapter 19, Problem Q19.18DQ
Applying the same considerations as in Question Q19.17, explain why the island of Niihau, a few kilometers to the south-west of Kauai, is almost a desert and farms there need to be irrigated.
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University Physics (14th Edition)
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