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File: U.S. precip during El Niño (large)
File name: U.S. precip during El Niño (large)
Original Resolution (pixels): 1240 × 1624
File Size: 590 KB (MIME Type: image/jpeg)
Alternate Text: Small multiples images of the contiguous US showing the winter precipitation patterns during each El Nino since 1950. The variability between events shows how each one is really quite different.