Why does life struggle in the heat?
During heatwaves, plant pores become miniature steam rooms. This extreme humidity dilutes the CO2 plants need for photosynthesis, explaining why they keep losing water.By treating vapour as a true part of air, we finally see why!
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Many people think about air as a fixed mix of gases like nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide (CO2). But the main reason the composition of air changes—water vapour—tends to get overlooked. Scientists...