Wake up refreshed and alert thanks to a wide range of customizable alarm sounds and be prepared for any eventuality, come rain or shine, with Halo 3's animated weather.

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Overhead lines come into contact with trees, high winds, rain and ice storms.

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"The rain will come down in bigger droplets with more intense weather, " the expert warned.

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"Losing the toss didn't help because with all the rain about we knew Duckworth-Lewis could come into play, " Somerset's director of cricket Brian Rose told the club's website.

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Picinguaba is every Brazilian-beach fantasy come to life: laid-back, sultry, simple, with seemingly endless empty beaches and dense rain forest both close by.

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That does not sound like much but it does mean that extreme rain storms may bring more rain than before - with more moisture in the air, what goes up must come down, and the odds are worse.

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"It will be neutralised by nature, because of rain which will dilute it and because of the chances that it will come into contact with slightly acidic substances in soil... but that will take a little time, " he says.

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