Blame It on the Rain

Anamazing,enlightening,andendlesslyentertaininglookathowweatherhasshapedourworld.Throughouthistory,greatleadershavefallen,theoutcomesofmightybattleshavebeendetermined,andthetidesofearth-shatteringeventshavebeenturnedbyapowerful,inscrutableforceofnature:theweather.InBlameItontheRain,authorLauraLeeexplorestheamazingandsometimesbizarrewaysinwhichweatherhasinfluencedourhistoryandhelpedtobringaboutsweepingculturalchange.Shealsodelightsuswithaplethoraoffascinatingweather-relatedfacts(DidyouknowthatmoreBritonsdieofsunburneveryyearthanAustralians?),whileofferingreadersahilariousoverviewofhumankind'smanyabsurdattemptstocontroltheelements.Ifaweather-producedblighthadn'tseverelydamagedFrenchvineyards,theremightneverhavebeenaCaliforniawineindustry....WhatweatherphenomenonwasresponsibleforthesoundoftheStradivarius?IftherehadbeenalateautumninRussia,HitlercouldhavewonWorldWarII....DidweatherplayapartinTruman'svictoryoverDewey?Eye-opening,edifying,andtotallyunexpected,BlameItontheRainisafascinatingappreciationofthedestiny-alteringvagariesofmothernature—andit'sevenmorefunthanwatchingtheWeatherChannel!