Pick a Word, Paint a Story #05.

You all know your Steemain @chiagoziee from #Nigeria, a pleasure being here to share my ideas on this contest. I would like to write the word rain among the listed words, which are, The word rain can be defined as water that falls directly from the sky in separate drops.

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The Rain has been a means by which some communities and nations get water. The wetness of the soil makes plants grow well and makes the process of photosynthesis more effective. Whenever there is rain and enough sunlight, the crops that farmers cultivate are produced in large quantity and quality.

The rain can also be a disturbance to the atmosphere and humans, especially when it rains heavily while you are outside or expected to be at a particular place. There was once a day that I got wet due to the heavy rain; it was actually when I was about to go to school. When the boss came to pick me up, it was raining, so I had to run under the rain to enter the bus; I was not badly wet until I had to run into the classroom.

Here are the disadvantages of rain

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-Rainwater is capable of causing body aches because when it rains, the atmospheric pressure drops; this can make your tissues soft and swell and make joints expand. These contractions and expansion can disrupt your nerves and cause pain.

• Whenever it rains heavily, it can easily cause landslides, which can destroy lives and properties and block the free flow of the transportation and communication system.

• Rain, with high-level capacity, is capable of causing floods, which also threaten human life and property and cause power outages.

• Most rains usually wet you in the way and lead to chafing; it is likely to happen in places in the inner thighs.

Advantages of rain

1. rain can be the primary source of water for all living things, which is obtained from lakes, aquifers, and rivers. Water is one of the best for human survival. Rain also helps plants to grow and is one of the essential factors needed in farming.

2. Rain has a calm and refreshing effect on the body. It is really good to listen to the sound of the rainfalls while sleeping because it helps to improve our overall well-being.

I would like to invite @bossj23, @anthony002, and @aspiya to take part in this contest.

10% goes to @hindwhale.