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  • Released Monday, February 27, 2017
  • ID: 12471

After four years of drought, atmospheric rivers deliver rain to California.

After four years of drought, atmospheric rivers deliver rain to California.

Atmospheric rivers occur all over the world in this global view from February, 2017.

This natural color satellite image taken by Suomi NPP on Feb. 20, 2017, shows the atmospheric river stretching from Hawaii to California.

This natural color satellite image taken by Suomi NPP on Feb. 20, 2017, shows the atmospheric river stretching from Hawaii to California.

The U.S. west coast accumulated 2-3 inches of rainfall between Feb. 15-21, 2017.

The U.S. west coast accumulated 2-3 inches of rainfall between Feb. 15-21, 2017.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
VIRRS Suomi NPP natural color image courtesy of NASA/Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen.
Rain Accumulation map courtesy of NASA/Hal Pierce.



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