Because the summer was unusually dry and hot, the spring produced a smaller stream than in ordinary years.

Because cacao would not grow in the dry central Mexican highlands and had to be imported, chocolate was an important luxury good throughout the Aztec empire, and cocoa beans were often used as currency.

Because of the hot, dry conditions that exist in the California summer and fall, chaparral is one of the most fire-prone plant communities in North America.

Because the fortification takes place after fermentation, most sherries are initially dry, with any sweetness being added later.

Because the high ridges of the Jabal an Nusayriyah catch most of the rains from the Mediterranean, the Al Ghab depression, located east of these mountains, is in a relatively arid zone with warm, dry winds and scanty rainfall.

Because the danger of desiccation is greatest during the day and in dry weather, it is not surprising that velvet worms are usually most active at night and during rainy weather.

Because chalk is porous it can hold a large volume of ground water, providing a natural reservoir that releases water slowly through dry seasons.

Because the Qattara Depression is in a very hot dry region with very little cloud cover the water released at the level would spread out from the release point across the basin and evaporate from solar influx.

Because of this location, Ashgabat has an arid climate with hot and dry summers and mild and short winters.

Because of the cloud stripping strategy the effective rainfall can be doubled in dry seasons and increase the wet season rainfall by about 10 percent.

Because they are deep-rooted, as much as, jarrah are drought resistant and able to draw water from great depths during dry periods.

Because of Delta's dry climate, the farmers are able to control the alfalfa hay's moisture when it is baled.

Because of the dry climate, the entire area is laced with irrigation canals, holding ponds, laterals, and drops.

Because of delays in construction, a number of nuclear power plants in the United States have resorted to dry cask storage of waste on-site indefinitely in nearly impervious steel and concrete casks.

Because the fortification takes place after fermentation, most Sherries are initially dry, with any sweetness being added later.

Because the Soviet Sloika test used dry lithium-6 deuteride eight months before the first U. S. test to use it ( Castle Bravo, March 1, 1954 ), it was sometimes claimed that the USSR won the H-bomb race.

Because the weight of dry bone fragments is so closely connected to skeletal mass, their weight varies greatly from person to person.

Because water does not enter the piping until a sprinkler operates, double interlock systems are considered as dry systems in terms of water delivery times, and similarly require a larger design area.

Because the water is flushed out of the watershed during the storm event, little infiltrates the soil, replenishes groundwater, or supplies stream baseflow in dry weather.

Because air moves easily through muslin, muslin clothing is suitable for hot, dry climates.

Because trees lose moisture through their leaves, the shedding of leaves allows trees such as teak and mountain ebony to conserve water during dry periods.

Because of cold temperatures, dry soils, high winds, and short growing seasons, the trees grow very slowly.

Because of their fast growth, twining habit, attractive flowers, and tolerance for poor, dry soils, some morning glories are excellent vines for creating summer shade on building walls when trellised, thus keeping the building cooler and reducing heating and cooling costs.

Because lower pressure exists at the pump intake, atmospheric pressure on the pond or lake forces water into part of the dry hydrant above water, into the hard sleeve, and finally into the pump.

Because the air inside the suit is compressed as the diver descends, a modern diving dry suit also has a gas inflation valve, which lets the diver control the buoyancy of the suit by injecting gas from a diving cylinder to avoid the suit from being squeezed tightly and painfully onto the diver's body during descent.

Because of the long timescales involved, the cold CNO cycles convert hydrogen to helium slowly, allowing them to power stars in quiescent equilibrium for many years.

Because cold is the absence of heat, Iceman does not actually ' emanate ' cold ; rather, he decreases thermal energy.

Because of the location of the shoreline — at the point where the Atlantic's cold water reach Africa — there is often extremely dense fog.

Because of these factors, as well as because of the notable cold spell at the time, the event later became known as the " Frostbitten Convention.

Because skin blood vessels constrict in cold water, the walrus can appear almost white when swimming.

Because of their large mass, they would be relatively slow moving and therefore cold.

Because of their inefficiency, incandescent light bulbs are gradually being replaced in many applications by other types of electric lights, such as fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps ( CFL ), cold cathode fluorescent lamps ( CCFL ), high-intensity discharge lamps, and light-emitting diodes ( LEDs ).

Because of conservation of potential vorticity caused by the poleward-moving winds on the subtropical ridge's western periphery and the increased relative vorticity of poleward moving water, transport is balanced by a narrow, accelerating poleward current, which flows along the western boundary of the ocean basin, outweighing the effects of friction with the cold western boundary current which originates from high latitudes.

Because the guinea pig has a stout, compact body, the animal more easily tolerates excessive cold than excessive heat.

Because the Pavlova is notorious for deflating if exposed to cold air, when cooking is complete it is left in the oven to fully cool down before the oven door is opened.

Because the herb is so warming it is contraindicated in any persons with fire symptoms and according to classical sources should not be used for anything except cold from yang deficiency.

Because of the high elevation the climate is cold in winter and mild in summer, and the population is limited.

Because of the shallow character of the sea, the temperature usually lowers by only about 1 ° C with depth, but in cold winters, the difference can reach 5 – 7 ° C.

Because he suffered from numerous sinus problems in the cold and damp weather, his father packed up the family and moved to the better climate of Tucson, Arizona, which Borman considers his home town.

Because of the cold weather in Watauga County, the area is home to several ski resorts.

Because apple sales were off dramatically in 1932 local farmers decided to put them in cold storage until the following Spring, but the sales did not materialize, so the farmers were not only out the cost of raising the crop, they were also out the cost of storing the crop.

Because river valleys in the hilly areas were subject to cold air pockets and late frosts — especially during the Little Ice Age that persisted until the late 19th century — most early settlement was in uplands in and near South Quarter.

Because cold chisels are used to form metal, they have a less-acute angle to the sharp portion of the blade than a woodworking chisel.

Because warmer air rises and cooler air settles, the entrance area acts as a cold trap whereas the sleeping area will hold whatever heat is generated by a stove, lamp or body heat.

Because Diesel fuels are of low volatility, they can be very hard to start when cold.

Because the majority of time during a reading is spent dwelling on the " hits " the reader obtains, while the time spent recognizing " misses " is minimized, the effect gives an impression that the cold reader knows far more about the subject than an ordinary stranger could.

* Because of the river's geographical position, it is too cold in winter to support crocodiles.

Because Bear Island lies on a boundary between cold water of polar origin and warmer Atlantic water, water temperatures within a few dozen nautical miles of the island are quite variable, sometimes reaching 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) in summer.

Because the Mino region is surrounded by low mountains, the temperature fluctuates through the year, from hot summers to cold winters.