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Unique weather phenomenon hits Australia

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Die "Himmelsflüsse" bildeten sich über dem Pazifik und dem Indischen Ozean. Source: Melbourne University

Do you know why it is currently raining in so many places in Australia? One of the reasons is a unique weather phenomenon that formed over Australia in August: two so-called atmospheric rivers.


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By Barbara Barkhausen

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Do you know why it is currently raining in so many places in Australia? One of the reasons is a unique weather phenomenon that formed over Australia in August: two so-called atmospheric rivers.



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