rains
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While its telescopes continued scanning the distant universe, unusually generous winter rains brought the surrounding outback to life in a brilliant display of wildflowers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Our primary concern is still the heavy rains and the flooding that can occur,” she said during a briefing Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Fla., Friday night, bringing heavy rains, damaging winds and the possibility of life-threatening flooding to the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, allowing rains to turn more extreme.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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
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