evaporation

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Warmer ocean surfaces increase evaporation and rainfall, making storms more intense and extreme weather events more likely.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

At the heart of Liverpool’s crisis is a total evaporation of its attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The wave pool holds 7 million gallons of water and, because of evaporation, filtration and maintenance, it is expected to go through roughly 25 million gallons of water a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Moisture lost to evaporation and drought, plus runoff from pumped groundwater, now outpaces the melting of glaciers and the ice sheets of either Antarctica or Greenland as the largest contributor of water to the oceans.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Between that and evaporation, most pools are now totally empty.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman