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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water... by vermilingua on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:34AM (#36002479)
Higher global average temperatures means higher global average specific humidity. As the air warms it can hold more water vapour, which means less condensation. I don’t know how much difference this makes, but I expect it’s not insignificant.
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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water... by ericd on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:47AM (#36002606)
It also means a higher rate of evaporation from the oceans.
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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water... by vermilingua on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:49AM (#36002634)
True, but oceans only evaporate from the surface while the air retains moisture by volume. There is considerably more low, warm air than there is ocean surface.
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