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The area had suffered a "long drought" caused by low rainfall, the local water utility operator told AFP, as a strong El Nino cycle exacerbates dry weather.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Sugar prices, instead, climbed 6.6% last month—marking their fourth consecutive monthly increase and reaching their highest level since December 2024—as heavy rainfall disrupted sugarcane harvesting and processing in Brazil’s key Centre-South region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

They arrived at what she describes as "very, very scary findings": higher temperatures increased total accumulated rainfall by 26%.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

All four nations had above average rainfall but the trend was particularly clear in northern Scotland, which came in 31% above the long-term average.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I have spoken of the rich years when the rainfall was plentiful.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Extreme rainfalls during the ongoing monsoon season are a major source of floods in several parts of India.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

Most notably, in May 2017, some 6 million cubic yards of earth moved after torrential rainfalls, adding 15 acres of coastline.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

But there is also a possibility that climate change could lead to stronger El Niño and La Niña modulations, Xie said — making the strongest El Niño events even stronger, and extreme rainfalls more extreme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Peeling bark from cinnamon tree branches is easiest after heavy rainfalls, which soften the bark, so harvests typically happen after monsoon seasons.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023

It is our second month in Anlungthmor and we are amid one of the worst rainfalls ever.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung