What’s the connection between climate change and an increase in so-called atmospheric rivers?

A groundbreaking study on the freezing of water droplets suspended in air sheds light on a key process in Earth's water cycle: the transformation of supercooled water into ice.

The atmosphere is mostly nitrogen (approximately 80%) and oxygen (approximately 20%). The remaining gases are found in much smaller proportions, such as carbon dioxide and water vapour.

Two experiments using an interferometer and a maser have indicated the occurrence of submillimetre wave absorption by dimeric water. This form of water seems to exist in the Earth's atmosphere.

The thirstier atmosphere pulls more water out of plants and soil, exacerbating drought conditions beyond simple lack of rainfall. "The expanding atmospheric sponge effect may offer a unifying ...