The water cycle in 3D

Watch water move round a coast and mountain. Turn up the Sun's heating or the wind to see how evaporation and rainfall change.

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What drives the water cycle?

Energy from the Sun evaporates water; gravity brings it back down as precipitation and makes it flow back to the sea.

What is relief rainfall?

Rain caused when moist air is forced to rise over hills or mountains, cools and condenses. The far side, the rain shadow, stays drier.

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