When the first navigators came here, there were lots of holes that rain water gathered in and over time it turned the colour of brandy or whisky.
The last time a Grand Prix was abandoned due to heavy rain was in Australia in 1991 and it is only the fifth time in F1 history that half points have been awarded.
Venturing through its dense and lively rain forests feels like looking back in time.
Heavy rain is typical this time of year in Costa Rica, where the rainy season runs roughly from May-November.
The next time up in the fifth, with a light rain, the 25-year-old lefty never had time to get chilly.
Sussex reached 11-0 in reply by the time more rain forced an early close.
Ms. JUDITH KAYABA: Every family has malaria all the time, especially in the rain season.
Authorities say some areas had as much as 300mm of rain in 24 hours, whilst the normal monthly average for this time of year is around 270mm.
Heavy rain brought flash flooding to areas of West Yorkshire for the third time in just over two weeks on Monday.
Despite the rain finally stopping at half-time, there was no obvious increase in the amount of running rugby, the only change to the scoreline coming from three more Hougaard penalties.
Or will the Giants rain on their parade as they did the last time the two sides met in the Super Bowl in 2008?
The introduction of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Kightly at half-time breathed new life into the home side as rain began to fall in the Black Country.
The peak of her green interest was in the late 80s - a time of bubbling media coverage of acid rain, climate, waste and rainforest destruction.
The Aussies were playing a full match for the first time in 16 days after their meeting with Sri Lanka was curtailed by rain and the lack of action was evident in the below-par performances of several of their players.
Some 24 hours of intermittent rain forced Monday's prime-time start -- the first since the inaugural race in 1959.
They wrote screenplays for several MGM musicals, from "Good News" to "The Bandwagon" to "Singing in the Rain, " which the American Film Institute named the greatest movie musical of all time.
"After so many years in Formula One, now my 17th, I've never got out of the car to go pee twice in the middle of qualifying, " Barrichello, on pole for the 14th time in his career, said of the day's several delays for rain.
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The Irishman, who will defend his U.S. PGA title later this month, shot a five-birdie, two-bogey 67 in the Ohio rain to lead the tournament on 10-under-par after six-time winner Woods fired a five-under-par 65 to move to seven-under-par -- setting-up a compelling last pairing for Sunday's final round.
Also, for the first time since Gene Kelly, here was a mover who came fully alive in the rain.
Of course it was disappointing to bow out in rain-affected circumstances, but they had merely been clinging on by their fingernails - rescued time and again by the bowlers.
At this time of year temperatures in the Northeast often fluctuate dramatically, causing icing, while rain often destroy the base, but right now, East Coast skiers and snowboarders are living the dream and looking at excellent conditions for this time of year, even for Nordic skiing, where snowmaking is a rarity.
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At that time, two men and two women were found stranded in low cloud, mist, and rain around midnight on Sunday.
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