You can feel wet when you can see water and when you can’t see water. You can also feel dry even when there’s a lot of water vapor in the air – like during a fire.
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The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.
Large parts of the central and eastern U.S. have seen at least 50% more precipitation than normal. An atmospheric scientist explains why and what creates flash flood weather.
Rising global temperatures increase the risk of extreme downpours, as a climate scientist explains.
Some rainstorms drench you in a second, while others drop rain in a nice peaceful drizzle. A meteorologist explains how rainstorms can be so different.
You might have already felt what it would be like inside a cloud made of condensed water vapor.
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Geography & Environmental Systems, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Engagement Climatologist and Researcher, Colorado Climate Center, Colorado State University
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Professor of Meteorology, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington