Knowledge of the water cycle is essential to understand the effects of drought on forests. The forest on Hönggerberg in the north of Zurich is both, a recreational space and a laboratory. The Forest ...

Disruptions to the water cycle are “deeply intertwined” with climate change, the report found. A stable supply of green water is vital for supporting vegetation that can store planet-heating ...

The report calls for a “fundamental regearing of where water sits in economies,” including better pricing to discourage wastefulness and the tendency to plant water-thirsty crops and ...

The water cycle is the vital Earth process that moves freshwater and moisture around the planet, and for the first time in human history, that system is breaking down. A new report from the Global ...

Learn more about the water cycle in this BBC Bitesize KS2 Geography guide. ... The state of the soil and the type of vegetation influence how fast and heavy the run off is.

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Plants take up water through their roots and pass moisture into the atmosphere through their leaves. This is called transpiration. As water vapour rises, it cools and condenses to form clouds.

The main processes involved in this cycle are evaporation, plant transpiration, condensation, precipitation (rain and snow), and surface runoff (see graphic). In recent decades, global warming has ...

It’s all about the water cycle. Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. ... A hotter atmosphere sucks up more water vapor from bodies of water and vegetation and soil.

Vicious cycle. The study differentiated between "blue water", found in rivers and lakes, and "green water", which is contained in soils and plant life and released into the atmosphere via ...