Black Rain
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Black Rain may refer to:
- Black rain, a term used by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiDuring the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.For six months...
to describe the nuclear falloutNuclear falloutFallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and shock wave have passed. It commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash created when a nuclear weapon explodes...
from the bombs, which initially occurred in the form of precipitation
A film
- Black Rain (American film), a 1989 American film directed by Ridley Scott
- Black Rain, an alternate title of The Last WaveThe Last WaveThe Last Wave is a 1977 Australian film directed by Peter Weir. It is about a white Australian lawyer whose seemingly normal life is disrupted after he takes on a murder case for Aborigine defendants...
, a 1977 Australian film - Black Rain (Japanese film)Black Rain (Japanese film)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.-Plot:...
, a 1989 Japanese film by director Imamura Shohei based on the novel
Music
- Black Rain (Dark Lotus album), a 2004 Dark Lotus album
- Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album)Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album)-'Tour Edition' disc 2:- Album sales :Black Rain debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 152,000 copies in its first week; making it Osbourne's highest debut to date. It peaked at number 37 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart...
, a 2007 album by Ozzy Osbourne- "Black Rain" (Ozzy Osbourne song), the title track from the album
- "Black Rain" (Soundgarden song)Black Rain (Soundgarden song)- Track listing :- Chart performances :...
, a 2010 single by Soundgarden
Other
- Black Rain (novel)Black Rain (novel)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. However, Ibuse does not refer to social or political considerations that led...
, a 1965 novel by Japanese author Ibuse Masuji - Blackra1nBlackra1nblackra1n is a program that jailbreaks versions 3.1, 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 of Apple's operating system for iDevices, known as iOS.The program uses a bug in the USB code of the firmware for iDevices, allowing unsigned code to be executed. Blackra1n uses this exploit to patch the firmware of the iDevice...
, an application used for jailbreaking iPods and iPhones - Operation Black RainOperation Black RainOperation Black Rain was an operation by the ATF in 2008 to stop alleged criminal activity within the Mongols Motorcycle Club.-Background:As part of the operation, four agents became patched members of the club...
, a 2008 operation by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in to stop alleged criminal activity within the Mongols Motorcycle Club