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Irrigation moves rain

Ditches shift storms on the parched Texas High Plains.

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  1. Moore, N. & Rojstaczer, S. Irrigation-induced rainfall and the Great Plains. Journal of Applied Meteorology 40, 1297 - 1309 (2001).

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Clarke, T. Irrigation moves rain. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020819-12

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