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.
"Bad weather in spring prevented honey bees in many areas from collecting nectar from early flowering crops such as oil seed rape, and the rain continued in many places throughout June and July preventing honey bees from foraging on later crops, " he said.
The Guardian revealed last week that contingency plans were being drawn up to deal with the incessant rain, in case it continued throughout the Games.
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The American ace started his back nine with straight birdies and as the rain came down he continued his fine progress.
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Moore soon switched orthodox briefly but as the punches continued to rain in he reverted back to his natural southpaw once more.
And continued rain in the coming days threatened to make relief efforts more difficult.
Seven pumps at Wheal Jane, near Baldhu, are working at "full capacity" following the heavy rain, yet water levels have continued to rise.
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It was feared untreated water from Wheal Jane, near Baldhu, could spill into a nearby river if levels continued to rise following the heavy rain.
Despite high winds and torrential rain, Bristol continued to dominate throughout the half, but were only able to add a Jarvis penalty to their scoresheet.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated as heavy rain continued to fall on Sunday, with the towns of Gladstone and Bundaberg preparing for the possibility of major floods.
If the landscape filled up with rain, leaves, fog, or snow, we continued to move through it as fast as we could, not fearing what might now be concealed.
Strauss must have been praying for rain but if anything the skies began to clear and Haddin's assault continued as Collingwood was dispatched for a couple more leg side fours and another six.
Sasha usually looked at the window, which faced the street, and tonight, as she continued her story, was rippled with rain.
Wickets continued to fall - Clarke taking 3-26 - and the Windies were barely helped when a rain shower reduced their over allowance to 41, with only nine runs ticked off.
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