Rainiest Place on Earth

Although it doesn't rain all day in Meghalaya, it does rain every day, Chapple told weather.com. The heavy rainfall is due to summer air currents that sweep over the steaming flood plains of Bangladesh. As they move north, the currents gather moisture, and when the resulting clouds hit the steep hills of Meghalaya, according to Chapple, they are squeezed through the narrowed gap in the atmosphere and compressed to the point that they can no longer hold their moisture, causing the near-constant rain.
"What was amazing was how much [the locals] don't adjust their lives to the weather," Chapple said. "On days which would shut down any major city, they were just getting on with it. You could look out at a thundering downpour and see kids in uniforms making their way to class, and guys lashing loads onto their vehicles. The term 'rain or shine' was like a mantra there."
Of course, the rainfall does not come without problems. Chapple explained that the biggest difficulty the locals, known as Khasi, have is a lack of agriculture. The photographer visited Mawsynram, which is located atop a mountain ridge, and the soil is barren due to the precipitation.http://www.weather.com/travel/amos-chapples-amazing-images-rainiest-place-earth-20140903