moisture
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When soil becomes saturated with moisture, water fills many of the tiny spaces between soil particles, making it more difficult for gases to move through them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Last weekend, south Orange County received about an inch to an inch and a half of rainfall, but vegetation didn’t have enough time to absorb the moisture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
More than 90% of the moisture coursing through plants is released into the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The team also regularly identifies missing or incorrectly installed weep vents - which are installed in exterior walls to let moisture escape.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The near-100-degree air sat still, heavy with moisture.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
“The fuel moistures would have been too high, and the fire wouldn't have carried.”
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025
Climate change has led to higher temperatures, increased dry and dead vegetation, low soil moistures and stronger storms.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
One silver lining was that vegetation in the area remains relatively moist due to rains earlier in the season, with the latest measure of fuel moistures in the West Gaviota area over 100%, Ferguson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
“Fuel moistures on the forest are very dry. This condition, combined with high temperatures, support rapid fire spread,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
The things absorb certain moistures and chemicals from the air and sun, and shed those absorptions when kept in darkness or from the fresh air.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces out West by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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