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Atmospheric Rivers - sounds like a good name for a band....

"Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow regions in the atmosphere – like rivers in the sky – that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics. These columns of vapor move with the weather, carrying an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River. When the atmospheric rivers make landfall, they often release this water vapor in the form of rain or snow.

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A storm darkens the sky at the mouth of the Russian River, north of Bodega Bay, Calif. The storm was driven largely by an "atmospheric river" over California (this is just west of me about an hours drive)

Although atmospheric rivers come in many shapes and sizes, those that contain the largest amounts of water vapor and the strongest winds can create extreme rainfall and floods, often by stalling over watersheds vulnerable to flooding. These events can disrupt travel, induce mudslides and cause catastrophic damage to life and property. A well-known example is the "Pineapple Express," a strong atmospheric river that is capable of bringing moisture from the tropics near Hawaii over to the U.S. West Coast."

https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers

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World's deepest sinkhole in China
http://redd.it/awlw3x

Lost in the woods
http://redd.it/awlgj7

King of the skies
http://redd.it/awn2qi

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My favorite hike ended with what became my favorite photo. Rawson Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.
http://redd.it/awx00r

Spring in Shizuoka, Japan
http://redd.it/awy7op

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Nature's Bridge, Finland
http://redd.it/ax6tqx

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My grandmother's Queen of The Night, a flower that only blooms one night a year, just bloomed
http://redd.it/ayxqx4

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#trashtag Tag your friends.
http://redd.it/az6d2k