Elon Musk

What most people know but don't realize they know is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already. If the sun wasn't there, we'd be a frozen ice ball at three degrees Kelvin, and the sun powers the entire system of precipitation. The whole ecosystem is solar-powered.

South African Businessman

David Grinspoon

As Earth's climate changes, we can expect more destructive hurricanes. As sea level and surface temperatures rise, more solar energy is trapped in the atmosphere, revving up the hydrological cycle of evaporation and precipitation and sometimes manifesting in terrifying storms.

American Scientist

Tatiana Schlossberg

Extreme precipitation is likely to increase with rising temperatures because of growing atmospheric humidity, leading to a higher risk of flash flooding nationwide.

Hope Jahren

The wood of any tree growing anywhere records fairly faithfully the oxygen and hydrogen chemistry of the water the plant has access to through precipitation.

Tertullian

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Roman Author

Used often in meteorology to discuss weather conditions and forecasts.

Weather Reports

Remember, precipitation includes all forms of water, like snow and hail, not just rain.

Not Just Rain

Use adjectives like 'heavy' or 'light' to describe the amount and intensity.

Describing Intensity

In science, it's a process, not weather, often used in experiments or observations.

Scientific Process

Precipitation in chemistry typically involves substances in a liquid solution.

Solutions Matter

Used metaphorically to describe actions done too quickly, without careful thought.

Rushed Actions

Often has a negative tone, implying recklessness or lack of deliberation.

Negative Connotation

 The earth has warmed about one degree centigrade since preindustrial times. That is changing local temperature and precipitation patterns, and that has consequences for the agricultural productivity in many parts of the world. And it's not just local changes in temperature and precipitation, it's the extremes.

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 in the world are retreating or shrinking and that's because the precipitation patterns and the temperature patterns are changing there is no significant scientific dispute about that it's been observed as measured it's bomb-proof information and the great irony and tragedy of our time is that a lot of the

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 Some of that heat generates evaporation, which creates clouds and then eventually leads to precipitation. And pressure gradients create surface wind, which moves the moisture through the atmosphere. Some of the heat radiates down into the deep ocean and gets stored in different layers,

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 What most people know but don't realize they know is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already. If the sun wasn't there, we'd be a frozen ice ball at three degrees Kelvin, and the sun powers the entire system of precipitation. The whole ecosystem is solar-powered.

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 mining that we do out here is heavily regulated there are major controls for water protection both ground and surface water protection which basically means that no water can enter or exit the site except through precipitation and even precipitation that falls on this site is

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 and the temperature data. That's very important because the humidity and precipitation tell you whether you've got standing pools of water for the mosquitoes to breed. So that sets the stage on which you do this. You then have to introduce the mosquitoes,

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 and that's because the precipitation patterns and the temperature patterns are changing. There is no significant scientific dispute about that. It's been observed, it's measured, it's bomb-proof information. And the great irony and tragedy of our time

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 This precipitation plays a critical roll in creating an exceptionally lush and biologically diverse habitat. While rainforests only make up about 6% of the Earth's surface area, they are home to over half of the World's plant and animal species.

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 While deserts experience extreme temperatures and receive very little precipitation, they are still important habitats for plants and animals. Desert animals, such as the coyote, have evolved to withstand harsh desert conditions

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 climate change is the most important security issue of the 21st century it's not just a change in temperature it's a change in precipitation flooding