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water cycle

noun

  1. Also called: hydrologic cycle.the circulation of the earth's water, in which water evaporates from the sea into the atmosphere, where it condenses and falls as rain or snow, returning to the sea by rivers or returning to the atmosphere by evapotranspiration

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There are little bits all through that kind of hint at a water cycle.

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As a result, the natural water cycle is sped up and intensified.

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But Miocene-style hydrological or water cycles favor high altitude wind events, like cyclones and hurricanes, that transport heat and moisture evaporating from the tropics to higher latitudes, or California’s intense seasonal rainstorms.

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"On the other hand, clearing the forest impacts both the water cycle and isoprene emissions, further propelling climate change."

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“Understanding the Martian water cycle is critical for understanding the evolution of the climate, surface and interior,” said lead researcher Dr Vashan Wright, from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

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