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Let it Rain: NASA Satellites Show Slice of Global Precip
2014-03-15 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Lacy ribbons of precipitation stretch across the planet in a new animation from NASA showing how widespread and yet ephemeral rain can be. A series of satellites known as the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) measure heavy to moderate rain over tropical and subtropical regions every day. From those satellite measurements taken every 3 hours through February 21, NASA has strung them together into a 27-second video. The power of the ridiculously resilient ridge off of California can be...
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