America has had great success cutting sulphur-dioxide emissions, which are a precursor to acid rain, through a domestic trading scheme that may be a good model for any Kyoto-inspired carbon trading.
And in fact those same sulfate particles are a primary ingredient in acid rain, so loading the atmosphere with them is probably not a good idea either (although geoengineering proponents have suggested doing exactly that to help cool the climate).
The scarcity of rain--10 inches in a good year--helps keep down plant diseases.
More than rain on a Sunday afternoon with a good book, more than the first bite of a T-bone steak at Les Halles.
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"I don't think it is satisfactory for them to be sitting outside in the cold and rain when we've got a perfectly good bus station, " said Deputy Tadier.
After heavy overnight rain caused a delayed start it looked a good toss for Durham captain Will Smith to win and so it proved as Onions removed Michael Carberry with the sixth ball of the game.
The tapes looked in good shape, but a bit wet due to being exposed to rain.
Although there was nothing in the match, there was an excitable atmosphere with both teams well supported by colourful, good-natured fans who waited patiently through a period of heavy rain.
We showed it during the recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations, when hours of pouring rain actually seemed to encourage the British crowd to have even more of a good time.
Heavy rain was the crucial factor in the first half, and though top scorer Eifion Williams forced a good early save from York keeper Alan Fettis, it was a rare opportunity in a dire opening half-hour.
"If there are gales and heavy rain, people stay at home, which is not good for our type of business, " a spokesman told BBC News Online.
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