India and Venezuela are not happy about their famous locales where it’s all about the water. In India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, locals are concerned about the dwindling rainfall in Cherrapunjee, one of the world’s rainiest places. Instead of getting more than 400 inches of rain a year, Cherrapunjee has seen its rainfall totals drop by 20% since 2005, down to an average of 300-350 inches. Residents blame the problem on the effects of global warming. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Cherrapunjee set a record for most rainfall in a 12-month period: 1,042 inches between August 1860 and July 1861, including 366 inches in July 1861 alone—more than all of 2009.