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water vapour

noun

  1. water in the gaseous state, esp when due to evaporation at a temperature below the boiling point Compare steam

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This often attracts attention among online conspiracy theorists, who falsely claim that condensation trails in the sky – water vapour created from aircraft jet engines – is evidence of sinister large-scale geoengineering today.

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The fewer trees there are, the less water vapour is emitted to create rain for their crops - which some farmers burn their land to make room for.

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These are actually condensed water vapour trails - known as contrails - that come from the jet engines of planes.

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Firstly, there’s the cooling and condensation process which cools humid air to its dew point, causing water vapour to condense into liquid water.

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Conspiracy theorists point to white plumes of water vapour trailing behind passenger airplanes, commonly called contrails, as proof of sinister and secret plots, but lack evidence for their claims.

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