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Relation between clouds, pollution and rainfall found
May 30 2008, Vikas

Scientists have used data from instruments in a constellation of NASA satellites to see deep inside clouds, which would help to shed new light on the link between clouds, pollution and rainfall.Clouds have typically posed a problem to scientists using...

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Map shows the rainfall amounts associated with Hurricane Dolly; 2c x 6 inches; 96.3 mm x 152.4 mm

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