moisture

As Europe bakes in yet another heatwave, German winegrower Florian Weingart has scattered straw on the ground to keep moisture trapped in the earth and protect his prized vines from extreme temperatures.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The city uses live fuel moisture, which is the percentage of water in plants, as a threshold for triggering the order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Gruel explains that resting allows the panko to absorb moisture, though he does not say how long that takes.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

The satellite images pick up the "fuel moisture content" in the landscape, which signals where there might be a large amount of fuel, such as dry leaves, grass, shrubs and bark.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

I run my hands over the new planks and find a few beads of moisture at the seams, but from what Mr. Woodwell told me, it don’t amount to nothing.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

“The fuel moistures would have been too high, and the fire wouldn't have carried.”

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025

The effects of the current drought might not be immediately apparent, especially in Western Washington, but the symptoms can be seen in below-average stream flows, low reservoir levels and dry soil moistures, Bond said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

Though recent rains increased fuel moistures slightly, caution is still warranted because extreme heat and strong winds can be a recipe for rapid fire spread should ignition occur, Stewart said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

“The fuel moistures up there are still pretty optimal as far as preventing spread, but the wind and amount of brush, those are the main things affecting it right now,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2022

For moistures in these twain Are near akin.

From On the Nature of Things by William Ellery Leonard