A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in English, Welsh, French, Finnish, Norwegian, Greek and Slovak. Idioms are a fascinating aspect of language, reflecting cultural ...

A boat that was used to rescue residents of flooded homes following torrential rain throughout the Lower Hudson Valley, in Stony Point, N.Y., on July 9. (Seth Harrison/USA Today Network via Reuters) ...

It’s hard to remember the last time we left the house without an umbrella – or kicked ourselves for forgetting it. After a weekend of yellow warnings for 80mm of rain and 60mph slamming southwest ...

Rain—an everyday part of life that has sparked some of the quirkiest and most amusing sayings across cultures. Meteorologists are captivated by how people infuse humor and imagination into describing ...

Rain has poured over the New York City region for the past six weekends, including a recent Friday deluge that brought the city to a standstill with more than 8 inches of rain in some areas, according ...

Chances are, most of us have at least once in our childhood sung the classic nursery rhyme "It's Raining, It's Pouring." But what many people don't know is that it has really dark and grim undertones.

While set to bouncing, carefree jingles, some nursery rhymes are not always the delightful little ditties that their arrangements make them seem. Some remark on historic evils, medieval illnesses, and ...