See the following: Climate myths: CO2 isn't the most important greenhouse gas http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-change/dn11652
Water vapor accounts for almost all of the greenhouse effect http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/12/22/222357/40 Climate scientists dodge the subject of water vapor http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/12/22/215837/90 Jim At 09:01 AM 5/29/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I believe I'm correct that there is a general belief that Global >Warming is caused by increased greenhouse gases, most notably CO². >Perhaps you can explain, or tell me where to go, how it is that CO², >which makes up just .038% of the atmosphere, is the culprit. The >reason for my question is that water vapor, also a greenhouse gas, >varies between 0% and 4% of the atmosphere, which on any given day is >a much greater variance than the continuing increase in CO². So, CO² >must have a much greater greenhouse effect in the atmosphere than >water vapor. Why is this? > >Consider --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
