What is "black rain"

n. 1 rain contaminated by fungi spores, soot, or other particulate matter(reference-book title = The New International Encyclopædia year = 1902 publisher = Dodd, Mead and Company language = English pages = 81)(reference-book title=Unabridged.Merriam-Webster.com/Unabridged/ url=http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/unabridged/black%20rain ) 2 radioactive rain that fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki following the atomic bombings of 1945(reference-book last = Ōe first = Kenzaburō title = Hiroshima Notes year = 1996 publisher = Grove Press language = English, translated from Japanese id = 0802134645 pages = 192)

Black rain refers to two atmospheric events:

• Nuclear fallout, particularly with regard to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Rain polluted with dark particulates such as rain dust

Black Rain may refer to:

In film:

• Black Rain (1989 American film), a 1989 American film directed by Ridley Scott
• Black Rain (1989 Japanese film), a 1989 Japanese film directed by Imamura Shohei based on the novel
• Black Rain, an alternate title of The Last Wave, a 1977 Australian film

In music:

• Black Rain (Dark Lotus album), a 2004 Dark Lotus album
• Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album), a 2007 album by Ozzy Osbourne
  • "Black Rain" (Ozzy Osbourne song), the title track from the album
• "Black Rain" (Soundgarden song), a 2010 single by Soundgarden

Other:

• Black Rain (novel), a 1965 novel by Japanese author Ibuse Masuji
• Blackra1n, an application used for jailbreaking iPods and iPhones
• Operation Black Rain, an operation by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
• An Iraqi nickname for the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
• Heavy Typhoon Rain or Black Rainstorm warning

is a novel by Japanese author Masuji Ibuse. Ibuse began serializing Black Rain in the magazine Shincho in January 1965. The novel is based on historical records of the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Black Rain is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw and Yusaku Matsuda. The story centers on two New York City police officers who arrest a member of the Yakuza and must escort him back to Japan. Once there, he escapes, and the two police officers find themselves dragged deeper and deeper into the Japanese underworld.

is a 1989 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura and based on the novel of the same name by Ibuse Masuji. The events are centered on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Black Rain is the second album by Dark Lotus. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and at #71 on the Billboard 200.

Black Rain is the tenth studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, released 22 May 2007 on Epic Records. It is also the last album to feature Zakk Wylde and Mike Bordin, and the first to feature bassist Rob Nicholson. Black Rain debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 152,000 copies in its first week; making it Osbourne's highest debut to date. As of 29 September 2007, the album had sold 406,053 copies in the US, and had been certified Gold.

"Black Rain" is a single by the American rock band Soundgarden, featuring lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by bassist Ben Shepherd and guitarist Kim Thayil. The single debuted at number 24 and number 14 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and the US Billboard Rock Songs chart respectively in August 2010. It is also Soundgarden's first and currently only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #96. The song appears on the compilation album Telephantasm and on the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. This is the first single that Soundgarden has released since 1997.