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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Rainy Days Driven by Traffic Patterns, Study Says


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Traffic winds its way down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2002.

Summer rainfall in the Southeast United States appears to follow the highs and lows of air pollution from weekday commuters, according to a study by a NASA climate scientist.

Photograph by Mark Wilson/Getty Images