According to a new study by Dartmouth, the Northeast is expected to experience a 52% increase in extreme precipitation events by the end of the century due to a warmer climate creating more humid conditions.
Scientists say that nuclear bomb testing during the Cold War changed rainfall patterns. The electric charge released by nuclear radiation impacted rainclouds, causing them to thicken and produce 24% more rain.
Residents of Dire Dawa in eastern Ethiopia welcomed the much needed rain in their drought-stricken area but were not expecting the oddity that came with it. According to the Ethiopian Herald, at around 11:30 AM on January 31, 2016, fish began to rain from the sky over the peasant neighborhoods of Dechatu, Finfinne, Adada, and…
Villagers in a west Sri Lanka scooped up buckets and buckets full of fish after thousands of the squirming little critters rained down on the village of Chilaw on May 6, 2014. Villagers said they heard something heavy on the roofs of their homes and since it wasn’t the night before Christmas, ran outside to…
Villagers scooped up buckets full of the valuable commodity after it rained fish in west Sri Lanka on May 6, 2014. Villagers in the district of Chilaw said they heard something heaving falling on the roofs of their homes and businesses and were surprised when they rain outside to find fish falling from the sky.…
It’s that distinctive earthy, musky scent that occurs after a good rain, and it has a name unbefitting its pleasant smell – “petrichor”. The petrichor odor is distinctive (and difficult to duplicate) because there are several sources/causes for the smell, including the force of the rain striking the soil and storm winds stirring everything up.…
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