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NASA estimates global reach of atmospheric rivers
Description: A recent study has estimated, for the first time, the global impact of atmospheric rivers on floods and droughts, as well as the number of people affected by these atmospheric phenomena. Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow, short-lived jets of air that transport water vapor across significant portions of Earth's mid-latitude oceans, onto the continents and into Earth's polar regions. [Source: NASA Climate Change News]
URL: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2645/nasa-estimates-global-reach-of-atmospheric-rivers/
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Source: NASA Climate Change News
Publish Date: 10/31/2017
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