Rain is better than snow

Welcome and congrats to the Con for this debate and to anyone reading this debate. I must admit that is a very nice rebuttal. Very challenging and I love a challenge. I would like to extend my clarification on rain, thank you. Drizzle and rain are different. Drizzle is small droplets of rain. Rain happens when you can actually see them making splashes. First I would like to point out that my oppoment never defended her case so she agrees with all that I had argued against her case. I also would like to extend those rebuttles. I would like to then defend my case sentence by sentence. 1. My opponent stated this,"most people are beging to believe that global warming dosent exsist. All over the country, its been colder than most winters in the past." This can be easily proven false. According to Professor DeMenocal of Columbia University in a pod-cast/lecture he gave, the year 2004 was the hottest year on record so far. 2007 was the 2nd hottest. Whether you believe global warming or not Greenland is melting and sea levels will rise. We may suffer some consequences such as drought in the middle of the U.S, heavy rainfall near mountains, and raising sea levels in coastal areas. It depends on where you live and how much snow can fall depending on your area. Southern CA chances are very slim this year and it snowed only once. In Texas they had their first snow fall last year, and they were partying like crazy! My opponent described, "And most people find it very romantic, to kiss in the rain." This is greatly influenced by the media such as in the TV show Heroes where Peter kisses this African American woman during a heavy rainfall. Yet kissing in a rain only becomes romantic during a heavy rainfall, and to prove something, heavy rainfall occurs during a thunderstorm; therefore I do not believe anyone would want to make out outside during a thunderstorm. My opponent stated this," Even now as a teenager, walking home in the rain just relaxes me, after a long day at school." Technically students, especially high school students, care about their appearance. An you as a girl care about your hair, makeup, etc. Walking in the rain doesn't seem as fun. While it is raining during passing periods most students would prefer to stay under some type of roofing. You wouldn't find many people standing out in the rain talking to each other as if it wasn't raining. My opponent stated this: "Yes, snow has many fun activities, but I would like to point out that getting hit in the face with a snowball isn't all that fun." Getting hit in the face doesn't really hurt, I was hit once square in the nose and it just stung for a while. And it's true that people love the sound of rain, but it also signals a time of depression as you see in some movies and commercials. 2nd rebuttal that my opponent made: Lakes benefit from rain, true, but the coastline is higher, resulting in less land area to play in. Rain has a direct link with global warming; as Greenland slowly evaporates the evaporation results in precipitation, precipitation falls in the form of rain because the surface is to warm to cause snow. This is a reason how snow slowly becomes a rarity. A vast amount of rainfall may result in a land slide that can kill hundreds of lives. 3. My opponent never stated what type of snow in the first round, therefore she cannot bring up the argument over frozen snow, yet I will still debate about it. She also stated that snow causes lingering health issues. If these issues can linger than we have a longer time to do something to stop it before the issue even comes up. A hot shower also relieves numbness. Frozen snow can break your leg, yet rain puddles can break your leg when you slip on it. Rain occurs more frequently so unfortunate rain related incidents will occur more frequently, so please watch where you step after it's been raining. Snow occurs less frequently than rain. Therefore rain related car accidents happen more frequently than snow. My challenger did not provide any evidence or logic regarding rain related car accidents, this argument does not stand. And the part my fellow competitor said about a cold chill up your spine, true, but you can always bring a hot thermos of coffee or hot chocolate to warm you up. To conclude I have refuted my worthy challenger sentence by sentence false. And to sum it up, I have defended my case, but my opponent dropped her', and showed why snow is better than rain. My opponent had brought up new arguments (such as romantic time in the rain, lake refill, and the sound of rain), it's against the rules, but I played on and refuted it. Thank you for reading this long refutation. And I look forward to my opponent's final speech. Thank you very much! And also if you have any comments, please it's my first debate on this website. Just a cool fact, the shadow of snow is blue.