The response of water transfer from the land to the atmosphere under drought is uncertain. Now, research shows that soils and plants paradoxically lose more water during low supply due to greater atmospheric demand.
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The work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NM0018D0004). I acknowledge J. T. Reager and C. Flinders for providing feedback on the piece.
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Pascolini-Campbell, M. Soil and plants lose more water under drought. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 969–970 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01510-6
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