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(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News) A summer monsoon storm rolls over Mono Lake in Mono County, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.

(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News) A summer monsoon storm rolls over Mono Lake in Mono County, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.

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