Sentences with phrase «holds more water vapor»

In a warmer world, air holds more water vapor, so when cloud conditions are right for that vapor to form droplets, more precipitation falls.

First, warm air holds more water vapor than cold air — and the rising air temperatures since the 1970s have caused the atmospheric water vapor content to rise as well.

For example, the air holds more water vapor as temperature rises, which is a positive feedback magnifying the climate response, because water vapor is a greenhouse gas.

Warmer air holds more water vapor than colder air, so global warming will make the lower atmosphere wetter.

Physically, a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor that can enhance moisture convergence and rainfall rates in storm systems such as hurricanes.

(A third of summer sea ice in the Arctic is gone, the oceans are 30 percent more acidic, and since warm air holds more water vapor than cold, the atmosphere over the oceans is a shocking five percent wetter, loading the dice for devastating floods.)

Warm air holds more water vapor than cold air does, so the air is more humid than a few years ago.

Warmer air holds more water vapor, and that extra moisture leads to heavier storms.

The «rules of physics» tell us that warmer air holds more water vapor, yes, and how much water is in the troposphere is mostly controlled by this rule.

[7][8] A warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, feeding more precipitation into all storms including hurricanes, significantly amplifying extreme rainfall and increasing the risk of flooding.

A warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, which is shifting the odds toward more intense rainstorms.

Lets confuse the issue more: «One of the fundamental aspects of global warming is that it increases the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, because warmer air holds more water vapor.»

I can certainly see that SOME CO2 level would do that, but everything I have read so far about Antarctic says that in a somewhat warmer climate, which we will have in Antarctica soon, Antarctic as a whole will get more snowfall, hence more retention of ice, because warmer air holds more water vapor, even if the increase in warmth is merely from minus 40 C to minus 35 C.

Warmer air holds more water vapor than colder air, so the amount of water vapor in the lower atmosphere increases as it is warmed by the greenhouse effect.

Rahmstorf said in a follow up email that this is just basic physics, citing the Clausius - Clapeyron equation, which shows that the atmosphere holds more water vapor when it is warmer, setting the stage for more rainfall.

«Warm air holds more water vapor,» Titley notes.

But by the same token, as global temperatures rise, the atmosphere can hold more water vapor.

A rather straightforward calculation showed that doubling the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere... which would arrive in the late 21st century if no steps were taken to curb emissions... should raise the temperature of the surface roughly one degree C. However, a warmer atmosphere would hold more water vapor, which ought to cause another degree or so of warming.

However, this doesn't account for feedbacks, for example ice melting and making the planet less reflective, and the warmer atmosphere holding more water vapor (another greenhouse gas).

I presume this is because a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, and that rain (or snow) has to come down somewhere.

But there are solid physical reasons to expect acceleration — the radiative imbalance is growing along with the concentrations of GHGs; we are shedding reflective ice from the cryosphere; our warming atmosphere is holding more water vapor, a potent GHG; and we are melting permafrost and frozen soils to release methane.

It is true, however, that most heavy snowfalls occur with relatively warm air temperatures near the ground — typically 15 °F or warmer since air can hold more water vapor at warmer temperatures.»

Even given these stipulations, it is very, very hard to blame this present flooding on the warming given logic like Trenberth's, that warmer air can hold more water vapor.

First is that warmer air can hold more water vapor, leading to torrential rains in coastal regions that last longer than usual.

As warmer air can hold more water vapor, which is also a greenhouse gas, this will amplify the effect.

The Clausius - Clapeyron equation specifies that as the temperature of the air rises the ability of the air to hold more water vapor rises exponentially.

This causes the atmosphere to hold more water vapor, which leads to heavier downpours.

For example, the CO2 - induced global warming allows the atmosphere to hold more water vapor.

First, there's the well - known fact that a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, meaning more moisture can be wrung out of the clouds when it does rain.

The moisture component is where climate change comes in — warmer air can hold more water vapor.»

One of the most likely byproducts of global warming is more extreme precipitation events, as warmer temperatures can hold more water vapor in the atmosphere.

The atmosphere grows moister because warmer air can hold more water vapor, which absorbs more shortwave radiation.

That warm air can now hold more water vapor.

Indeed, the basic physics which says that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, and warmer air can hold more water vapor.

As the atmosphere warms due to human greenhouse gas emissions, it can hold more water vapor.

If you want to claim that warmer air doesn't hold more water vapor before condensing, then you need to go back to the 1800s and duke it out with scientists from back then.

The higher temperature atmosphere can then hold more water vapor than before.

As the atmosphere warms, it is able to hold more water vapor — thus strengthening the global hydrological cycle.

As the temperature of the air rises, it can hold more water vapor.

However, just because a warmer atmosphere CAN hold more water vapor — where it is in equilibrium with liquid water — doesn't mean that it DOES hold more water where there is no reason to assume that equilibrium exists.

Until we Fill the Full Effects of the Warming (Heating) and Holding More Water Vapor in Their Molecules.

Thomas, As David mentioned, a warmer atmosphere will hold more water vapor and lead to higher precipitation events.

As the atmosphere heats up, it can hold more water vapor.

The science is here is relatively straightforward: As the atmosphere warms, it can hold more water vapor.

Not exact matches

One thing is already clear: A warmer global atmosphere currently holds about 3 to 5 percent more water vapor than it did at the beginning of the 20th century, and that can contribute to heavier precipitation.

By analyzing global water vapor and temperature satellite data for the lower atmosphere, Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Andrew Dessler and his colleagues found that warming driven by carbon dioxide and other gases allowed the air to hold more moisture, increasing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

For every 1 °F increase in temperature, the atmosphere can hold around 4 percent more water vapor, which leads to heavier rain and increases the risk of flooding of rivers and streams.

For every 1 °F of temperature increase, the atmosphere can effectively hold 4 percent more water vapor.

However, the surface warming caused by human - produced increases in carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases leads to a large increase in water vapor, since a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture.

The warming due to water vapor helps the air hold water, but in the Earth's orbit, it is not actually sufficient to keep the air warm enough to keep the water it already has — so you go into the death spiral, with a bit of cooling, less water, then more cooling, and so on to Snowball.