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Role water plays in moderating Earth’s climate.

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Because water has a high heat capacity, it may absorb a huge quantity of thermal energy and then gradually release it at the course of the day. Water's high specific heat allows the earth's climate to be moderated, and inhabitants to adjust the temperature of the body.
 
Liquid water near the top also plays an important role since it takes considerably longer to heat up and further cool than air because it has a much greater specific heat. Water absorbs heat/thermal energy on hot days, keeping the air a little cooler.

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