The big avocado exporters are disrupting the water cycle.

大型鳄梨出口商正在破坏水循环。

This is the water cycle that keeps us alive.

这是维持我们生存的水循环。

The Earth's oceans are also important for the water cycle.

地球的海洋对于水循环也很重要。

The Earth's water cycle is a process of constant renewal.

地球的水不断更新循环。

This creates a vaporized rock atmosphere on the planet like the Earth's water cycle.

这就在星球上形成了一种蒸发的岩石大气层，就像地球上的水循环一样。

But atmospheric rivers are an important part of the world's water cycle.

但大气河流是世界水循环的重要组成部分。

They also sustain the water cycle, evaporating into clouds and then raining back to Earth.

海洋还维持水循环，海水蒸发进入大气，再以降雨形式回到地表。

For example, you may have trouble remembering the list of steps in the water cycle.

你可能不记得水循环的步骤列表。

You eat crops that depend on a climate and a water cycle that is regulated by forests.

人类的食物依赖于受森林调节的气候和水循环。

But what if we could hack into the water cycle and unlock more precious water from the clouds?

但如果我们能进入水循环，从云层中释放出更多珍贵的水，那又会怎样？

This is the water cycle, and it describes how our most vital resource moves through the whole Earth system.

这就是水循环，它描述了我们最重要的资源如何在整个地球系统中流动。

Trees are an essential part of the water cycle.

树木是水循环的重要组成部分。

The Sun's energy drives the water cycle, weather patterns, and even tides!

太阳的能量驱动水循环、天气模式，甚至潮汐！

This keeps the soil wet longer and can help protect the water cycle when things get really dry during a drought.

这样可以让土壤保持更长时间的湿润，并在干旱时期气候非常干燥时帮助保护水循环。

But of course, that's only on the rare occurrences when it does rain. Trees are an essential part of the water cycle.

当然，只有下雨的时候才会出现这种情况。树是水循环中重要的一部分。

Earth's water cycle would be greatly affected too, leaving us with very little drinkable water and very little rain.

地球的水循环也会受到很大影响，我们的饮用水和雨水都非常少。

And if the water cycle whiplashes again, hard rain on parched earth would be another blow to farmers, already struggling to move their harvest.

如果水循环再次发生变化，干旱土地上的大雨将是对正在艰难运送收成的农民的又一次打击。

The floating airship can collect data at high altitude, which is used to track the regional water cycle and monitor changes in atmospheric composition.

浮空艇可以在高空收集数据，用于跟踪区域水循环和监测大气成分的变化。

This is a new type of water problem, because the rate at which every aspect of our water cycle changes is accelerating.

这是一种新型的水问题，因为我们水循环各个方面的变化速度都在加快。

So even if the rate of warming stays the same, the rate of change in our water cycle becomes faster and faster.

因此， 即使变暖速度保持不变，我们水循环的变化速度也会越来越快。