It does not get enough rain to support a few thousand people let alone several million.
So, when Hanna came by we were all praying she would stay far enough away that we wouldn't get any rain.
And farmers and fishermen concede that the only way to get that much rain quickly -- from a tropical storm or hurricane -- would cause more damage than the worst dry spell ever in one the wettest places on Earth.
In the real world, though, barbecues either proceed as planned or get forced indoors by rain.
"When you get a lot of rain, it tends to spread out, " said Chanton, a geochemist.
There is even a beach and "ocean, " so I guess we get to see where rain really comes from.
"We use a splash-guard coating on our phones to help with the accidental coffee spill or when you get caught in the rain, " a spokeswoman for the company told CNN.
It seemed he might get a reprieve when rain halted play with Berdych leading 6-4 3-4 but they returned to court at 8.40pm and, not for the first time this week, Murray failed to get going after the break.
Prosecutors say that on the day of Ms. Pendleton's murder, Mr. Ward and a friend, who has also been charged with murder, were driving around in a Nissan Sentra owned by Mr. Ward's mother when they passed the park where Ms. Pendleton and her friends were standing under a canopy to get out of the rain.
"But there's a long way to go and this golf course is not going to get any easier with this rain, " he added.
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Its street level windows have been boarded-up, the glass on the clock vandalised and metal theft has allowed rain water to get in, the Victorian Society said.
As his Brawn team-mate excelled, Button struggled in the rain and failed to get through the second session.
Belize, the southern Yucatan Peninsula and northern Guatemala may get up to 12 inches of rain in some areas.
Rainfall could cause "life-threatening" flash floods and mudslides, the center said, with some spots along the Oaxaca coast likely to get 12 to 15 inches of rain.
When the Palestinian fighters came from Jordan in the late 1960s we had more say here, and they encouraged us to get out of the wind and rain and we made houses out of concrete blocks for the first time.
Parts of that coast get as much as 180 inches of rain a year.
Now suppose we made you either Indiana Jones or Lara Croft and dropped you into the middle of the Amazon Rain Forest and you had to get home?
Gloucester fly-half Lamb, who had replaced the unfortunate Paterson as kicker, did land a penalty to get the hosts on the board as the rain started to hammer down.
United States skipper Corey Pavin was keen for his players to get used to the inclement conditions, with rain forecast for Friday and Sunday, although Saturday could see some sunny intervals.
Top seed and world number one Lindsay Davenport is on Court Four wacking balls left, right and centre as she bids to get back in the zone before resuming her rain-affected semi-final tussle with the number three seed Amelie Mauresmo.
On Sunday, as if the tournament could get any weirder, the players were greeted with steady rain.
Yesterday, passengers were waiting in the rain for up to three hours just to get inside of the terminal, and that's before they have to go through additional security checks.
He insisted I join him under his brolly as the rain poured down - no mean feat to get under a brolly with Cyril Smith as I too am not slight in build.
Heavy rain fell during the several minutes it took to get the tarp under control and cover the infield, with the grounds crew joined by security and other ballpark personnel.
Hard, pelting rain that seems to want to do everything it can to get into our vehicle.
Rain and a wet ground meant the second day could not get under way until after an early lunch had been taken.
Inundated parts of eastern Japan will get another 5-10 centimeters (2-4 inches) of rain over the next 36 hours, CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said Thursday.
Instructors urge parents to control their child's car usage once they get a license and to have them practice driving at night and in the rain.
While they must have been wondering earlier if they would ever get out in a boat, I had been in my room watching the rain bucketing down while constantly checking my phone.
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