Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding.

But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global ... A hotter atmosphere sucks up more water vapor from bodies of water and vegetation and soil.

It's all about the water cycle Water constantly moves between the ... A hotter atmosphere sucks up more water vapor from bodies of water and vegetation and soil. Over land, this atmospheric ...

But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global ... A hotter atmosphere sucks up more water vapor from bodies of water and vegetation and soil.