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3 August 2017
70-year record shows long-term trend in atmospheric river activity along U.S. West Coast
A new study has identified the climate variation patterns which exert the most influence on atmospheric river activity along the West Coast. One of these patterns is the long-term increasing trend associated with Pacific Ocean warming likely due to human activity.
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