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water vapour

noun

  1. water in the gaseous state, esp when due to evaporation at a temperature below the boiling point Compare steam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The fewer trees there are, the less water vapour is emitted to create rain for their crops - which some farmers burn their land to make room for.

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These are actually condensed water vapour trails - known as contrails - that come from the jet engines of planes.

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Firstly, there’s the cooling and condensation process which cools humid air to its dew point, causing water vapour to condense into liquid water.

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Conspiracy theorists point to white plumes of water vapour trailing behind passenger airplanes, commonly called contrails, as proof of sinister and secret plots, but lack evidence for their claims.

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The process is similar to frost on Earth, where water vapour forms ice crystals and blankets the landscape in a white film.

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