It turns out it's not just gratitude that makes rain smell so appealing after a long period of dry weather. There's actually some chemistry involved too. Bacteria, plants and even lightning can ...

Alongside a windproof umbrella and your favorite pair of rain boots, a great raincoat will help you brave the elements and look good doing it. It’s an essential item to own, whether you’re ...

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For a small group of islands, the United Kingdom gets its fair share of rain. Whether it’s hard and horizontal, fine drizzle, or a sudden, wet-to-the-undies downpour, the Brits know a thing or ...

2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and arable land. Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now ...

Unlike hiking or snow boots that have been treated with a durable water-repellent finish, rain boots are made from fully waterproof materials like plastic or vulcanized rubber. They tend to lack ...

Learn more› By Eve O'Neill Unlined, unpretentious, and fully waterproof—few pieces of footwear reward joyful, mud-stomping impulses as much as a pair of great rain boots. Over the past six ...

Watch this video to discover what causes it to rain more in some places than others. Grab your umbrella, it's another wet day. It rains a lot across Scotland, but that rain isn’t evenly spread.

Smiling in the rain: Derek Brockway filming his BBC programme Weatherman Walking in Llandrindod Wells, Powys Apart from a few sunny days recently, it feels like it has not stopped raining for ...

Can you make it rain in the Pokemon Indigo Disk Terrarium? Gamefreak has made many new additions throughout the history of the storied Pokémon series, weather being one of them. Depending on the ...

And as communities continue to reel from the catastrophic floods, and mourn their losses, more rain is forecast for parts of the country. Image: Dozens of flights at El Prat airport have been ...