In 1992, they were asked to score an impossible 22 to win off one ball in the rain-affected World Cup semi-final against England in Australia.
Meanwhile, in the game world, Columbia floats above it, blending old-time religion and futuristic technology, preparing to rain fire on the fallen world.
Robin Lock is curator of the Eden project, a recreation of a rainforest in the West of England and has worked in rain forests around the world.
Somewhere in the world, rain is falling on a mountain valley or forest, from where it will flow to people in cities like Tanga, Tanzania or Denver, Colorado.
More than half of the world's food comes from rain-fed farms, as opposed to irrigated ones.
Stiff winds buffeted the World Trade Center wreckage on Saturday and rain began to fall after workers recovered two more bodies from the site.
While Alonso sat further ahead with hopes of a third world title beginning to surface, the rain began to fall, leaving the drivers at the mercy of the elements.
Outside, the rain continued to hammer away at our dismal little world, and the sky had shucked the last of its evening gray to take on an intense purplish tone that was ominous, close-in, Biblical.
More than 800 people from around the world are expected to take part in the rain-or-shine event.
"It used to be that only rain or some other act of God could delay the World Series, " he said.
"I'm very happy for that, " the world No. 5 said after overcoming multiple rain delays to beat French 13th seed Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.
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Heavy rain in Oxfordshire has led to the cancellation of the popular World Pooh Sticks competition.
In 2009, the team finally won through to the final qualifying round for the ICC's 50-over World Cup tournament, scraping through after winning a rain-affected match against Uganda.
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Safin, who has tumbled to 75th in the world rankings, was a picture of frustration before rain intervened in the opening set, and was handed a code violation for ball abuse in game six.
Meanwhile, the America government has no satellite television beamed into Afghanistan, where - as with much of the rest of the developing world - satellite dishes are sprouting like mushrooms after a rain.
The Mediterranean coastal fringes have a Mediterranean climate with some rain between October and March, but the vast area of desert inland has very little rain at all and here some of the highest temperatures in the world have been recorded.
When it does rain in Queensland, soil washes into the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest barrier reef.
In the real world, though, barbecues either proceed as planned or get forced indoors by rain.
As we set off from our little terrace house in Burnley - the centre of my world since Mum, Jack and I returned from Ireland - it began to rain.
As the rain held off at Hockenheim, the Red Bulls and Ferrari dominated the fastest laps leaving world champion Button and team-mate Hamilton struggling 0.634 seconds behind the front two, something that troubled both McLaren drivers.
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And a stirring second-half display at a rain-lashed national stadium will ensure that the Scots go up against the country ranked third in the world in a positive mood.
South Africa's World Cup dream ended in tatters when their match against Sri Lanka resulted in a tie after rain stopped play with five overs remaining at Kingsmead on Monday.
Most matches on the outdoor courts were called off by heavy rain and strong winds from Typhoon Higos, one of the strongest storms to threaten Japan's capital since World War II.
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