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living in the concerete jungle of the town, who do not wish it ever to rain , could actually effect the weather so that it does not rain? Even on the weather forecast on the Telly rain is described as being bad weather, and sunny weather is described as being better or good weather!
No one ever seems to think about what is good for the countryside, springs and rivers!
Yes, I realise that this doesn`t explain all the recent heavy rainfalls in England,...and other countries also,...But perhaps our desire to keep rain away only causes it to build up to the point that it simply has to have the whole lot fall at once.
I know it sounds rather childish, but there may be some truth in it!

2007-08-14 10:54:39 · 2 answers · asked by Sue 3 in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology

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Generally speaking, rain (in itself) is only considered "bad weather" in cultures that get a lot of it. If a culture comes from a place like a desert - with very little rain - it's considered a godsend.

Since most of us on here probably come from the cultural tradition of western and northern Europe, where they get plenty of rain, that's what we like a change from. And in that case, sunny weather "for a change" is an improvement.

For the rest of it - lots of rain falls at once because you live in a place where it rains a lot. That's pretty much all there is to it.

2007-08-14 13:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by skeptik 7 · 0 0

Wow. What imaginative thinking...I like it. This reminds me of Douglas Adams' sort of off-the-wall logic he used in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (and other books). Very refreshing.

Scientifically, it's full of beans...but who cares?

Do you write (fictions)? Maybe you should think about it.


Best of luck

2007-08-14 18:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by stevenB 4 · 0 0

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