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      <image:caption>Figure 2 visualizes how the extended Pacific Jet Stream pushes moist air through the southern half of the U.S. and Gulf Coast, while warm, drier air is ushered down to the northern half of the Country.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 5 depicts the FAO’s El Niño drought prediction globally, showing where pasture land is expected to be most impacted.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rev. Ryan M. Eller leads the Appalachia Funders Network, a network working to strengthen philanthropic partnership and investment across Appalachia.</image:caption>
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