rain
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This means the rain forecast in the coming days is likely to do very little to quench the parched earth.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Danube has dropped to record low levels in some parts because of prolonged rain shortages and successive heatwaves since May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Low reservoir levels have not been the primary cause of recent hosepipe bans and drought declarations - which are ultimately triggered by a lack of rain - across large parts of England and Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Despite some rain in the forecast in the coming week, it will not be enough to end drought conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
I tossed my controller aside and reached for my phone, but stopped short when—through the spitting rain and sleet—I saw the fire.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
He added that he feared that "the entire village would be lost" and said it was an "absolute godsend" that the rains came to help dampen the flames.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In 2017, the disease left 450 people dead, in a year driven by heavy monsoon rains.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The sky above the open-air stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., was noticeably clearer Friday and could improve even more with the heavy rains forecast for Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Heavy rains pounded southwest Texas Wednesday and Thursday with rapid-rising water initiating flash-flood warnings, evacuations and water rescues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
If the rains failed or clouds of locusts arrived or if a fungus infected that staple species, peasants died by the thousands and millions.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The first day all the members of the Women’s Professional Baseball League were at the same field, it rained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"It rained a lot this winter; the pastures were very overgrown," Rodriguez said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
A number of flights were disrupted on the eve of the World Cup final in New Jersey, while a Yankees-Dodgers baseball game in the Bronx was among several local sporting events to be rained off.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Poop was so thick beneath one tree that people slipped on the sidewalk when it rained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It had rained for so many days that Snapfinger Creek had swollen to a good-sized stream.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
"I love it under here, when it's raining you can walk to the shops without getting your hair wet."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
All of this would happen because the financial professional had read the midyear reports raining down from major financial institutions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Even though it was raining over there at the time, it was still a lot of fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
"It sounds like it's raining, which is a sound I don't mind too much," Bianco said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
“This weather. It’s been raining nonstop for three weeks. I’m growing moss.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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