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. COUNT 4
QSN1 How many millimeters of rain do the northern atolls of the Marshall Islands receive? ANS1 1,300 QSN2 What is the main source of fresh water for the Marshall Islands? ANS2 rainfall QSN3 What is the Marshall Islands often threatened with? ANS3 drought QSN4 How much more rain do the southern atolls get compared to the northern? ANS4 twice