1The Wettest Spots on Our Planet
Imagine a world where the sun rarely peeks through the clouds and the sound of pitter-patter on the roof never stops! The rainiest place on Earth is a village called Mawsynram in India. This amazing spot receives over 467 inches (11,861 mm) of rain every year. To put that in perspective, that is enough water to reach the top of a three-story building if it all stayed on the ground! Nearby Cherrapunji is just as wet, and parts of the Colombian rainforest are so soggy that it rains on more than 300 days out of every single year.
2Amazing Living Inventions
How do you go to school or the grocery store when it is pouring? People in these rainy regions are master inventors. In the Khasi Hills of India, people grow "living bridges" by training the roots of rubber trees to stretch across powerful, rushing rivers. These bridges are much stronger than wooden ones because they don't rot in the moisture! Families also build their homes on tall stilts to stay safely above the puddles and use waterproof materials like bamboo and giant leaves to create umbrellas called 'knups' that look like turtle shells.
3A World of Green and Gold
While too much rain might sound gloomy, it actually makes the land a magical, vibrant green. These rainy countries are perfect for growing crops that love to keep their "feet" wet, especially rice. In places like Bangladesh and Vietnam, farmers use the heavy rains to fill their paddies, producing enough food to feed millions of people. The constant water also feeds massive waterfalls and allows thick jungles to grow, providing homes for colorful frogs, rare birds, and tropical plants that couldn't survive anywhere else on Earth.
