“Ocean evaporation plays a central role in Earth’s hydrological cycle, contributing more than 85% of atmospheric water vapor. Historically, higher sea surface temperatures were expected to ...

Ocean evaporation plays a central role in the Earth's hydrological cycle, contributing more than 85% of atmospheric water ...

Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

Learn more about what is causing the Caspian Sea to shrink and what can be done to slow it.

So, the sun heats up water in the sea, rivers and lakes, and turns it into water vapour, through evaporation. Then that water vapour rises into the air. As it rises into the sky, the water vapour ...