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1. Rain falls on the summit of Greenland for the first time in recorded history. The shower, which dumped more than 7 billion tonnes of water on the ice sheet.
   2021-08-20 21:06:48 (First version)
2. Rain falls on the summit of Greenland for the first time in recorded history. The rain shower dumped more than 7 billion tonnes of water on the ice sheet.
   2021-08-22 09:06:28 (Update)
3. Rain falls on the summit of Greenland for the first time in recorded history. The rain shower dumped more than 7 billion tonnes of water on the ice sheet.
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