Population has outstripped the supply of freshwater, usually from rainfall. The northern atolls get 50 inches (1,300 mm) of rainfall annually; the southern atolls about twice that. The threat of drought is commonplace throughout the island chains.
ఉత్తర దిక్కుతో పోల్చితే దక్షిణ దిక్కున ఉన్న పగడపు దిక్కుల్లో వర్షపాతం ఎంత ఎక్కువగా ఉంటుంది?
twice