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<b>GLOOMY: </b>People ride bikes on a damp day in Beijing last month. The real rainy season comes in summer, and Chinese meteorologists have trained for the Summer Olympics by practicing their rain mitigation techniques at recent special events. Theyve had several successes.

Oded Balilty / Associated Press /

GLOOMY: People ride bikes on a damp day in Beijing last month. The real rainy season comes in summer, and Chinese meteorologists have trained for the Summer Olympics by practicing their rain mitigation techniques at recent special events. Theyve had several successes.

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