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I once heard a pastor talk about the rainbow, that at the time of Noach, there was no need for rain (maybe a bit like all was Rainforest?) And that because of man’s transgressions, god came to keep an eye (literally) on mankind as a presence in water: “The Rainbow”. Not sure if that’s true…
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Rain occurs when warm, moist air rises and cools, causing water vapor to condense into tiny water droplets or ice crystals that form clouds. These droplets then collide and merge, growing larger and heavier until they are too heavy to remain suspended in the atmosphere and fall to Earth as precipitation. This entire process is…
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Petrichor (/ˈpɛtrɪkɔːr/ PET-rih-kor) is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The word was coined by Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Grenfell Thomas from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) ‘rock’ or πέτρος (pétros) ‘stone’ and ἰχώρ (ikhṓr), the ethereal fluid that is the blood of the gods in Greek mythology. Origins A brief note on…
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If you watch the weather on TV, they call rain “bad weather” and lots of sun “good weather.” But with today’s bright sunshine (regardless of whether that’s caused by CO2 or something else), the rain evaporates in no time when the sun shines It seems like we can forget about the rainy days of the…