when it rains it pours

  • Up to a Third of Bangladesh Is Underwater

    Up to a Third of Bangladesh Is Underwater

    This monsoon season has been devastating East and South Asia since early June, and the rains are showing no signs of stopping ” throughout the region, they are expected to continue into mid-August. Bangladesh has been especially hard it: The floods have left between 24 per cent and 37 per cent of the country underwater,…


  • Why Hurricane Florence Could Generate Historic Rainfall

    Why Hurricane Florence Could Generate Historic Rainfall

    All weather watchers’ eyes are on Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 beast on a collision course with the Carolina coast. But while the winds are generating headlines and there are a lot of questions about what category it will be when it makes landfall, the real issue is the water. And there’s going to be…