water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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However, there are studies that show climate warming must be examined for its impacts on polar vortex processes and availability of water vapor to snowstorms.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: One of the most impactful records seen during 2024 was unusually high amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere, at about 5% above the 1991-2020 average, beating previous highs.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
This eruption released an unprecedented amount of water vapor into Earth's atmosphere, according to NASA.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
But that is impossible from the surface of our planet because water vapor present in Earth's atmosphere mostly absorbs this signal.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: One of the most impactful records seen during 2024 was unusually high amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere, at about 5% above the 1991-2020 average, beating previous highs.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
This eruption released an unprecedented amount of water vapor into Earth's atmosphere, according to NASA.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
But that is impossible from the surface of our planet because water vapor present in Earth's atmosphere mostly absorbs this signal.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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