There’s been plenty of rain (and humidity) in Sydney these last few days.

The scent you sometimes smell as rain begins to fall on very dry earth has a name: petrichor.
The term was coined in 1964 by two Australian researchers, Bear and Thomas, for an article in the journal Nature. In the article, the authors describe how the smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants [...]

A dissection of the mathematics of running – as opposed to walking – towards shelter during rainfall, while trying to keep as dry as possible… one thing is certain, there is no escaping maths.
The problem with a solution like this, is that although it is designed to be exactly correct, it is far too complicated [...]

An amazing collection of wet weather and storm photography put together by Smashing Magazine. One set of photos that are certainly worth getting wet for.
Shooting in rain produces dramatic atmosphere and soft romantic scenes. Whether you are after lightning strikes or water drops, alone the incredible cloud formations can produce quite exciting and impressive photos. [...]

Interesting. The cycle of human activity during the week, particularly when the production of air pollution is higher, may cause more instances of rainy weekends in some parts of the world.
Evidence has been mounting over the years that the weather in certain parts of the world, including the US, Japan and China, can be driven [...]

Autumn arrived with a windy blast last week. Enjoy the mild conditions while you can though, Sydney is expected to have a cooler and wetter than normal autumn.
Compliments of the La Nina weather event.

In the last few weeks this part of Australia has been inundated with storms and rain, which, for a change, has fallen near the water storage dams.
This hasn’t always been the case, and previous heavy rains have missed the catchment areas.
Where the dams were previously at less than 40 per cent capacity, they [...]