Watering golf courses could make a surrounding area more humid

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Watering golf courses significantly increases the humidity in surrounding areas, as evidenced by the Palm Springs region in California, where golf courses utilize approximately one million gallons of water. The evaporation of this water contributes to higher moisture levels in the atmosphere. Observations indicate that fog frequently appears in the mornings near these golf courses, supporting the conclusion that extensive irrigation directly impacts local humidity levels.

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i was wondering if watering golf courses could make a surrounding area more humid. the palm springs area in CA has golf courses all around and the golf courses use a million gallons of water to water their golf courses. would that make the palm springs area more humid?
 
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Of course it would. Some (maybe a lot) of that water evaporates into the air. I can't say for sure that the effect would be very significant but dumping a lot of water into an area will make the surrounding are more humid!
 
I think so. I've noticed that in the mornings, there is always fog around the golf courses in my area.
 

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