First, the water starts out as a liquid, it then evaporates and enters the atmosphere, after enough collects, it rains and the water cycle starts again.
WHY CANT I TRACE THIS GAS?!?!?
The steam off of a geothermal energy plant can increase the amount of steam in the air, with can cause a flood / drought cycle.
Co2, like the gas off of cars is easily measurable because it evenly distributes through the atmosphere.
Co2 is extremely hard to trace because it groups together in the atmosphere.