In January, after a series of heavy rainstorms, water managers activated the Sacramento Weir, filling the Yolo Bypass.
After heavy rainstorms, water began seeping underneath the levee, gurgling out in little fountains, known as boils, on the other side.
When the Burberry catwalk show finale began to a crack of thunder, and a simulated rainstorm sent water streaming down all sides of the vast transparent marquee while the audience watched from within, it was a fitting end to a show in which Burberry re-established an emotional warmth lacking in some recent seasons.
After a severe rainstorm, the underground waters rose rapidly, stopping, fortunately, well short of the documents, but reaching alarming levels, coursing through the Archive's basement and a theatre, where visitors could find an unwelcome reflecting pool the next day, lapping at their feet.
The bioavailable particulate P (BPP) and BDP concentrations of stream water under rainstorm events increased by over 40% in comparison to their annual mean concentrations, and the annual BAP load was primarily dominated by the loads that occurred during rainstorm events in the study year.
A hurricane is a ginormous wind and rainstorm that feeds on warm water: the warmer the water the bigger the storm.
"During rainstorms we'd have water leaking through the shell, to the floor, to the understage areas," said Mr. Yaroslavsky.
An official statement from the festival read: "Black Rock City has shut down following rainstorms that left standing water on the playa, leaving it undrivable".
Planted in 2000, City Hall's "green roof" reduces the amount of energy needed to cool the building in the summer; captures water during rainstorms, thus reducing the amount of water flowing into Chicago's already overtaxed sewers; and combats the urban "heat island" effect, which makes cities warmer than nearby rural areas.
He said the harsh words rolled off his back like water in a rainstorm.
