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Panorama / 10 months ago
Drowning in Tears: A Soggy Saga of Global Drizzle Rankings
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Explore the world's wettest places and their drizzly delights in this humorous take on global precipitation.
Drowning in Tears: A Soggy Saga of Global Drizzle Rankings The world can be a rather damp place; a fact which should surprise no one. Why, just ask a houseplant, or better yet, a camel. The skies weep, the streams babble, and one can't turn the corner without tripping over a puddle of maudlin sentimentality. So, dear reader, you might find yourself asking, "Which countries are the soggiest?" Won't you come with me on a kaleidoscope of soppy locales as we wander through the world's droopiest meteorological phenomena? You may want to bring a snorkel and flippers. In the poetic words of Roger Miller, "Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet." Allow us to be your umbrella while we venture into the deluge. At the top of our list, we find Colombia basking in the melancholy of approximately 3,240 annual millimeters of mascara-streaking precipitation. This country is so awash that it wouldn't be a harebrained idea to invest in flotillas and water wings. Life vests? Make it a fashion statement. And remember, it's not the end of the world if you forget your umbrella. You know what they say: when life gives you lemonade, pour a glass, and allow the perpetual tears to top it off with some natural garnish. If you're yearning for a place with a tad less saturation, why not take a jaunt over to India? The Monsoon Mademoiselle drops a reliable annual deluge of 2,638 millimeters on this land; enough to keep the moss-green rolling along all year. It doesn't matter if you're stationed in the deserts of Rajasthan or the mountains in Himachal Pradesh, go ahead and enjoy the incessant tears and tackle your surfboard to navigate the rivulets of pensive rain streaming down the streets. In an underdog's tale that makes David-vs.-Goliath seem like a soggy picnic, we have the United Kingdom, who comes out in the middle, sporting a precipitation level of a mere 1,220 millimeters a year. But fear not, dear Islanders, 1,220 millimeters is nothing to sniffle at. This land suffused with perpetual grey skies and unexpectedly damp mornings, provides just enough moisture to keep the citizens at a toasty 55ºF-clime, where they can sip on their melancholic tea and brood about happy memories beneath their droplet-laden parasols. Well done, you weepy isle. And as our dismal journey begins to dry off, we find ourselves in the land of the Kangaroo and Kylie Minogue. Australia, land of the sun, surf, and occasionally, a cloudburst. This sun-baked nation still manages to secure an average of 534 millimeters of annual precipitation. Or, as the Australians might say, "Just enough to fill a dingo's dipper." Where hopping marsupials are concerned, we leave you to draw your own conclusions. Finally, no tour of the tearful planet would be complete without our pièce de résistance – or a more appropriate and vaguely crass idiom, "the cherry atop our soggy sundae." The country often referred to as the Earth's tear duct – Egypt. With a delicate 51 millimeters of annual rainfall, these emerald drops are as rare and precious as the Pharaoh's jewels. But make no mistake, when the stormclouds scuttle overhead, you can be sure that the Sphinx will weep as well. And so concludes our reverential attempt to wring some humor from the most dampened corners of our tiny marble sphere. With a wet tip of our hats to the astute statisticians and the umbrella manufacturers who made these journeys possible, let's raise a sodden toast: To our little blue planet, and its infinite ability to rain on our parades.
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Original title: List of countries by average annual precipitation
exmplary article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_annual_precipitation

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