One of my favorite things about living in Western Washington is the rain.
However, our summers are quite dry & I find that I miss the rain.
That said, it is important to remember, destructive and restorative aspects of rain are evident throughout the globe.

Rain [National Geographic]
Global response of floods to tropical explosive volcanic eruptions | Nature Geoscience
Soil conditions significantly increase rainfall in world’s megastorm hotspots | ScienceDaily
Changing climate pushed islanders to ‘chase the rain’ across the Pacific 1,000 years ago
NASA Study: Crops, Forests Responding to Changing Rainfall Patterns – NASA Science

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