The water cycle is the vital Earth process that moves freshwater and moisture around the planet, and for the first time in human history, that system is breaking down. A new report from the Global ...

It does this over and over in a continuous cycle. When the Sun shines, it warms water up and turns it into a gas - water vapour. This process is called evaporation. The water vapour rises and ...

Water moves around the world in "atmospheric rivers" as part of the global water cycle, explained the report ... to put "unprecedented stress" on this process, the commission said.