In the height of the rains from March through May, the trails become unpleasantly muddy.
Return after big rains and you'll encounter something close to a Garden of Eden.
Earthquakes, typhoons and monsoon rains cause yearly damage, and not just in Yushan National Park.
With solar energy harnessed on rooftops, showers are warm on sunny days and lukewarm when it rains.
"So if the rains don't come when needed, you don't lose an entire crop, " Ehrhart said.
These cuts have left the site's drainage system vulnerable when faced with heavy rains.
Have when-it-rains-it-pours Morton and other traditional producers stopped selling the plain old white stuff?
At the beginning of the rains, both food crops and leguminous trees are planted.
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The monsoon rains of the past month will help draw some of the criticism's sting.
The March rains that had turned the place sloppy with mud were thankfully over.
Millions also live in dilapidated old buildings, many of which cave in during rains.
Ever wonder why people who make shoes never think about the fact that it rains?
In Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, voters faced heavy rains and threats of flooding.
Lena has heard the warnings and knows her tent could be swept away by the rains.
Since November, several parts of Bolivia have suffered floods and further heavy rains are expected.
Delayed monsoons in India and poor rains in Australia also contributed to higher prices.
On average nine children were dying in the camp every day before the rains.
But in early October, monsoon rains triggered the worst flooding Thailand has seen in decades.
We've just had two days of heavy rains, which people see as a good omen.
Calum Duncan, MCS Scotland programme manager, said heavy rains were almost certainly to blame.
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Heavy rains and winds were reported along India's Kachh region as the cyclone passed coastal Gujarat.
And I practiced my English every morning, no matter if it snows or rains.
What is disturbing, though, are tentative signs of long-term change to the summer rains.
When torrential rains hit in April 2010, there was little to retain the soils.
Heavy rains in central Chile have led the government to declare the region a catastrophe zone.
The authorities here say that the rains are expected to die down on Thursday.
Punjab and Haryana, two north-western agricultural states, now say rains are about 70% below average.
Poor rains have hit hydroelectricity production and made the power shortage even worse this year.
Seasonal rains produce muddy rivers, with higher sedimentation than northern countries' dams filled with melted snow.
Officials worried that if the rains return, they could bring more floods if reservoirs burst.
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