Why Do Rainforests Create Their Own Weather?

Rainforests create their own weather because the trees are like a giant water pump. They drink water from the soil and then let it out as vapor through tiny holes in their leaves, this is called transpiration. The vapor rises into the air, cools down, and forms clouds above the forest. These clouds bring rain back to the trees, creating a never-ending cycle of rain and weather inside the forest.

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Imagine a giant plant watering can, that's what rainforests do all day long.
It’s like when you take off a wet shirt on a hot summer day, and it instantly dries up, the rainforest does this with its leaves every minute.
When you put a glass of water in the freezer, eventually ice forms. Similarly, the vapor from trees cools down and turns into clouds above them.

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