An e-mail from Clinton wants to know about transpiration. Transpiration is simply a release of water vapor by plants, and it's a big part of the overall water cycle. The water cycle is mother nature's ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Evaporation, condensation, precipitation. It's the water cycle. The water cycle goes on and on. It's the continuous movement of water from the earth and the atmosphere. The heat from ...

The leaves of trees process massive amounts of water – worldwide, four times the volume of Lake Superior moves from the soil and is turned into water vapor by plants every year. With rising levels of ...

Evapotranspiration is an important process in the water cycle because it is responsible for 15% of the atmosphere's water vapor. Without that input of water vapor, clouds could not form, and ...

Water evaporates from plant leaves through minuscule holes called stomata. At a global scale, this process — called transpiration — is a key component of the terrestrial water cycle. When soil is ...

The country has planted a bunch of new trees since 1981, but that extra foliage is shifting more precipitation to some areas while drying out others.

An e-mail from Clinton wants to know about transpiration. Transpiration is simply a release of water vapor by plants and it's a big part of the overall water cycle. The water cycle is mother nature's ...