Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting too wet can kill them.

One of the best places to put a rain chain is on a front porch. Covered porches collect a lot of rain, and rain chains are a clever, earthquake-proof method of handling all that water. On top of ...

New Orleans and other areas along the Gulf Coast have had a lot of rain this spring. They’re seeing more this week.