theeffectofglobalwarmingonthehydrologiccycle- proximus（t h e e f f e c t o f g l o b a l - w a rmingonthehydrologiccycle proximus）.docVIP

V.U.B. Master in Human Ecology, Academic year 2003-2004 The Effects of Global Warming on the Hydrologic Cycle Thomas Deflo | Yuhua Bai | Ang Li | Katarina Tuharska 1. The water molecule In order to understand how the state of the hydrologic cycle will change as water molecules are affected by a rise in temperature, it is advised to fully fathom the unique behavior of the water molecule H2O. Water molecules are polar molecules: they have two oppositely charged atoms. Within each water molecule, hydrogen binds with oxygen atoms through regular electron sh