rain
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The Environment Agency has said that while flooding is not guaranteed, the odds of repeated storms, prolonged rain and saturated catchments are higher than average this winter.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
At a 10 a.m. briefing on Sunday morning, the National Weather Service said Las Vegas recorded 1.08 inches of rain since midnight, breaking the daily record for Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Although the heaviest rain is over, according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service, people across the Southwest can expect spotty rain and high tides for the next couple of days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
After a summer of extreme heat and little rain for most, some parts of the country have continued to experience below-average rainfall so far this autumn.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The rain poured down so hard it was pointless to look out the window.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Torrential rains sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil in April and May of that year, leaving nearly 200 people dead, 500,000 more displaced and massive damages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Torrential rains caused by Simon have already caused flooding in Acapulco, another major tourist destination further south.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
In fact, something like that happened amid historic rains in the winter of 2022-23.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Heavy rains and unseasonable warm spells earlier in the growing season meant many grapes didn’t fully develop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
One fine day they bade goodbye to their families and set off upstream in a canoe, promising to return with the rains.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
"Hopefully the reserve in the pond will last until it rains but because it hasn't rained in so long, this is desperate measures," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
At Achnagart in Highland, it has rained for the past 27 days.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It means going places you may never have wanted to go, sometimes at the worst times of year, with no guarantee that the spectacle won’t be rained out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
They covered the trees, filled the webs above him, and rained down on his shoulders and neck.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
"The problem here is simply that it has been raining far, far, far too little for months," Puls told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Kids can play underneath the M4 even when it's raining because they're protected," said Aimee.
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
It’s like I can feel the germs raining down on my back now.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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