water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) describes atmospheric rivers as long, narrow bands of moisture in the sky that transport most of the water vapor outside the tropics.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Once exposed to sunlight, these clumps are warmed up and act like miniature steam vents in space, releasing water vapor even though the comet itself remains too cold for its surface ice to sublimate directly, the researchers say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The Puerto Rican scientist researches tropical atmospheric systems, with a focus on how water vapor and humidity play a key role in shaping the weather there.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
But two low-pressure systems, one on either side of India, may have contributed to the event by funneling high levels of water vapor from the Bay of Bengal into the Everest region.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Once exposed to sunlight, these clumps are warmed up and act like miniature steam vents in space, releasing water vapor even though the comet itself remains too cold for its surface ice to sublimate directly, the researchers say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The Puerto Rican scientist researches tropical atmospheric systems, with a focus on how water vapor and humidity play a key role in shaping the weather there.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
But two low-pressure systems, one on either side of India, may have contributed to the event by funneling high levels of water vapor from the Bay of Bengal into the Everest region.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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