Yearning for rain in the Bay Area

The unrivaled feeling of joyous relief from scorching heat and stifling humidity

Street children enjoying the monsoon rains in Mumbai

California is in the throes of another mulityear drought. The rainy season from November to March has been disappointing. In the Bay Area where I live the rainfall so far has been less than half the normal amount. Every time there’s a forecast of rain we gaze hopefully at…