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> In turn, most rain comes from water evaporated from surface water This is true over the whole Earth, but if you look only on land (which is what matters in t
by schiffern 3y ago
> In turn, most rain comes from water evaporated from surface water
This is true over the whole Earth, but if you look only on land (which is what matters in this case) roughly 80% of rainfall comes from plant transpiration, not evaporation from open bodies of water.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11983 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11983
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