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So CO2 isn’t the most potent, it’s the one that humans release the most compared to natural processes over last 100years. Most potent is h2o (water vapor). The
by nojvek 3y ago
So CO2 isn’t the most potent, it’s the one that humans release the most compared to natural processes over last 100years.
Most potent is h2o (water vapor). The warmer the air, the more water vapor is held. Water retains an incredible amount of heat energy as well.
But very few articles talk about it.
In general, warming the earth is a runaway effect. More co2 means warmer air and oceans. This means more water retained in air and less in oceans. Which means even more warning. Warmer earth means less ice which reflects sunlight. Less ice means even warmer planet.
Venus is a great example of earth’s distant future if we don’t get the runaway warming under control.
Crude oil is the greatest blessing for human growth, but May also be a curse in disguise.
- Gibbon1 3y agoYou are as far as I understand correct. The increase in water vapor amplifies the effect of CO2 and methane. And the amount of cloud cover vs the amount of water vapor makes modeling what happens very tricky and beyond what a lay person is capable of.
- deepsun 3y agoAfaik it depends on the clouds altitude. Low clouds reflect more that they contain to the space, while high clouds reflect more back to earth.