rain
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The weather service is forecasting “minimal measurable” rain, or less than a tenth of an inch, she said, meaning there is chance of dry lightning strikes, which could ignite a fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Unfortunately not all of them made it through Thursday morning's rain unscathed.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Flooding has hit the West Midlands after heavy rain.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tens of thousands of people have braved heavy rain as they arrived at the Reading Festival on its first day.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The last I saw of him as we were driven away, he was standing there in the rain, in his uniform again now, waving us off.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
The mine, which Hochschild bought in 2022, has struggled to ramp up production after a series of setbacks, including disruptions caused by heavy rains last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The former swamp, made muddy by recent rains, is a natural deterrent for potential invaders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
"The government needs to start planning for a worst-case scenario where the rains don't return in sufficient amounts this winter, and next summer is similar to the last two," Prof Palmer says.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“When it rains unfortunate incidents, it seems to come in buckets,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The rains have destroyed much of our work; there will be little eating done this year.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
"It rained all night, but we stayed put till the choppers came for us," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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
When the U.S. flag was paraded onto the pitch during the World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City last week, jeers rained down from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It rained until dawn on Tuesday, or so Pa told me later.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"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
Clods of dirt flew in all directions, some of them raining on the hut.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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