Dumbest headline ever: "Rain can be a nuisance, but the water it brings is necessary for everyone"
Apparently it was a slooooow news week in the San Jose suburb of Campbell.
http://www.mercurynews.com/campbell/ci_19882014
More than a week ago, many of us were astonished to witness countless drops of water miraculously falling out of the sky! What could this be? Where did this water come from? It is actually not such a mystery. These unfamiliar falling drops of water are merely a type of weather known as "rain." Rain is actually nothing new, and happens every winter. Typically, though, there should have been an abundance of rain by this late in winter, so it was a bit of a surprise to see it falling.
The problem with rain is that it is wet. Whatever it encounters also becomes wet, and often messy. Wet dirt becomes mud. Wet roads are hazardous to traffic. It is uncomfortable to go outside to do any gardening when everything is wet and muddy.
However, rain is very important to everyone's survival. It is what moves water from the oceans back onto land, so that it can be collected and used for the many things that water is needed for. Rain also brings needed water to gardens, landscapes, and even the forests outside of urban areas.
But wait! There's more! Rain so efficiently waters gardens and landscapes that no other watering is needed. Most watering systems should therefore be turned off as long as there is enough rain to keep everything wet. Even when the rain stops, cooler temperatures and higher humidity keep things from drying as efficiently as they would during warm summer weather. Consequently, most watering systems can remain off
until after winter, when the rain stops until next winter, and the weather gets warmer.
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