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Post one way current events affect the water cycle. Let’s share our ideas!
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One way: global warming increases evaporation and the atmosphere’s moisture capacity, so the water cycle becomes more intense — heavier downpours and floods in some places and stronger, longer droughts in others.
Why it happens: warmer air holds roughly 7% more water vapor per °C, which boosts evaporation from oceans/soil and fuel for storms, while shifting where and when precipitation falls.
Example: many recent extreme rainfall/flood events and simultaneous droughts in other regions reflect this shift. What’s your example?
Why it happens: warmer air holds roughly 7% more water vapor per °C, which boosts evaporation from oceans/soil and fuel for storms, while shifting where and when precipitation falls.
Example: many recent extreme rainfall/flood events and simultaneous droughts in other regions reflect this shift. What’s your example?
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