Humans are remarkably sensitive to the smell of geosmin, in particular. In water, it can be detected at concentrations as low as 4 ng/L, which equates to about one teaspoon in 200 Olympic swimming ...

It’s called 188 Words for Rain and it was published last Thursday. In it, Connor explains the meaning and history of 188 different terms from the British Isles for rain ...

Acid rain refers to any form of precipitation, rain, snow, sleet, or even fog, that contains elevated levels of sulfuric and nitric acids. It forms when sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides ...

"Fifty Words for Rain" by Asha Lemmie is our September "GMA" Book Club pick! "Fifty Words for Rain" is a coming-of-age story that follows a biracial girl named Nori in post-World War II Japan.

Ten words for rain: A story of love and climate change. In south India, a couple know the various types of rain that fall on their land as intimately as they know each other.

She could not read a single word of it, but she had resolved to learn. It was such a pretty book, leather‑bound and glistening. [ Return to the review of “Fifty Words for Rain.” ...

Why don't British people have 50 words for rain... or at least more words than the few they normally employ, asks Kevin Connolly.

The smell of rain is finally in the air following weeks of record-breaking heat in the UK. Petrichor is the word for the smell produced when rain hits dry ground. Ryoji Iwata/Unsplash ...

By mid-July, more rain has fallen in the New York region (5.19 inches) than the typical average for the entire month (4.6 inches).

Weather Words: Acid Rain. Jennifer Gray. Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM UTC. 1 min read. Not all rain is created equal. Imagine rain that doesn’t just water the plants, but can actually damage them.