Sentences with phrase «more water vapor in the air»

We know that more open water will put more water vapor in the air, and increase the sunlight absorbed each summer, both of which will lead to yet more warming.

For instance, on p187 «higher temperature means more water vapor in the air and therefore fewer clouds» — Presumably, he meant that if the temperature is higher, the relatively humidity could be lower (and so there might be less clouds).

However, higher temperatures do cause an increased chance of heavy precipitation events, and it is likely that the flooding in some of this year's U.S. flooding disasters were significantly enhanced by the presence of more water vapor in the air due to global warming.

Warmer air near the ocean surface leads to increased evaporation, and more evaporation means more water vapor in the air.

The team suspects it has to do with photosynthesis, which leads to more water vapor in the air.

The hypothesis that there will be more clouds when there is more water vapor in the air isn't particularly troubling to me.

The team suspects it has to do with photosynthesis, which leads to more water vapor in the air.