BBC nature writer Matt Gaw said it’s all about changing mindset and not falling victim to tropes peddled on TV that rain signifies doom and gloom.today that it can actually bring a “lightness and a joy to life,” among many other benefits.“When it rains, there is something other than water in the air – there are negative ions, which are atmospheric molecules charged with electricity.
“When it rains and when it rains hard, we are also getting negative ions which we can breathe in and transfer from blood to brain.”Mr Gaw said these ions react with people in a positive way.“One said there seemed to be a lot of therapeutic effects to negative ions in treating depression and things like that.
“It could be a winner; we look at coastal water bathing and how it has been used for tourism since Victorian times - rain could be the new one now.