It is estimated that a fifth of Russia's wheat crop has now died due to the lack of rain in what is thought to be the country's worst drought for more than a century.
Hamilton said the shower of rain before the end put what had been a finely calculated finish into jeopardy.
That does not sound like much but it does mean that extreme rain storms may bring more rain than before - with more moisture in the air, what goes up must come down, and the odds are worse.
The "Rain of Poems" marks the beginning of what is being described as the biggest ever gathering of international poets.
There should be a better word to describe what was witnessed Sunday in the rain at the Masters, something that can adequately cover the bright, thrilling place between tense and fun.
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In Division One, the rain played its part in what could have been an exciting finish.
That's what kept his son pedaling in the cold Italian rain.
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Batsman Mark Boucher was apparently under the impression the target was 229, not 230, and blocked what turned out to be the last ball of the rain-hit match.
Though rain is indeed falling, it is unclear to what extent the cloud-seeding operations have increased the rainfall and whether it will be enough to pull Venezuela out of its electricity crisis.
What is it about the Harvard Business School brand that causes dollars to rain down on students and teachers alike?
Enter the mileage, and the app tells you what size of mangrove forest, equatorial rain forest or seagrass meadow, among other habitats, store an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide.
What we're watching: The NLCS might continue tonight, in case of rain there is always House on Fox.
Francis, wearing white papal robes, appeared on a rain-soaked night to the throngs shortly after being elected by cardinals in what apparently was the fifth round of voting on the second day of the conclave.
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Many High Street retailers had reported a last-minute surge in shoppers the last weekend before Christmas, and bumper Boxing Day sales, following what had otherwise been a fairly quiet run-up to Christmas, not helped by the rain.
Let it rain, as that's what our boys love and there'll be a shower of goals from the lads from OT.
But what was most eerie about this was that there were so few people around--because of the rain, few people ventured out onto the street.
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