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Atmospheric Rivers on Earth, Jan 2012

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Streams of water, with water vapor indicated by color, move over the globe, with atmospheric river plumes streaming away from the equator
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Animation showing AR plumes over the Pacific during January 2012.

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Credit: NOAA

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