Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish? I have often heard the claim, but always assumed it was more metaphorical than factual. Certainly, Ireland can seem like a rain-washed land, and our language is ...

Childe Hassam, “Rainy Day, Columbus Avenue, Boston” (1885). Oil on canvas, 66 x 122 cm. Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio. (Image via Web Gallery of Art) By mid-July, more rain has fallen in the New ...

Read an excerpt now to get started. "Fifty Words for Rain" by Asha Lemmie is our September "GMA" Book Club pick! "Fifty Words for Rain" is a coming-of-age story that follows a biracial girl named Nori ...

If you have never heard of the term Cáju Rains, don’t feel bad. They don’t occur in the U.S. and are very specific to a certain region in South America. If you have heard of them, pat yourself on the ...