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Monthly rainfall over Africa in June 2013 (left) and December 2013 (right). The interaction between the African landmass, high pressure systems over the surrounding oceans, and the seasonal shift of the global tropical rain belt leads to southern Africa's rainy and dry seasons. Map by NOAA Climate.gov, based on NASA satellite-based rainfall images from NEO.