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Interestingly we are creating lots more water on earth - all the oil we burn has water as an exhaust, which adds to the amount of water on earth. I would suspe
by ars 5y ago
Interestingly we are creating lots more water on earth - all the oil we burn has water as an exhaust, which adds to the amount of water on earth.
I would suspect it's an insignificant amount, except the CO2 isn't, so maybe it's more than I expect.
- dotancohen 5y agoTangentially related, go watch a Delta IV launch. The RS-68 burns hydrogen, therefore the exhaust plume is literally water. The space shuttle orbiters also burned hydrogen, but the SRBs burned aluminum. I used to enjoy pointing out the difference in their plumes, which is very clear to see as the orbiter's plume is invisible whereas the SRBs are distinctly orange.
- asdff 5y agoWe aren't creating water out of nothing though
- dr_dshiv 5y agoWater vapor is a greenhouse gas; contributes to bout 60% of the greenhouse effect. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/climatesciencenarratives/its-water-vapor-not-the-co2.html https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/climatesci...