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To: maceng2 who wrote (1109978)	1/12/2019 8:40:37 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571527

"Water vapour is way more powerful then CO2 as a greenhouse gas." Changes in CO2 change the temperature. Changes in temperature change WVP. That changes the temperature a little bit more. If you take away CO2, temperature falls, and WVP condenses out. Figure 1: Time evolution of global surface temperature, TOA net flux, column water vapor, planetary albedo, sea ice cover, and cloud cover, after zeroing out all of the noncondensing GHG’s. From Lacis et al (2010) skepticalscience.com == "It's unlikely to think nearly all increased global warming is caused by just increased CO2 levels" Also methane levels, along with a few other gases. Plus amplifying feedbacks, like WVP, and the Arctic Ocean absorbing more heat because the amount of open water is increasing. == "There are literally dozens of other valid possible contributors." Changes in orbital position, solar output, continental drift, and volcanic emissions have all been measured. What unknown unknown would you suggest? I thought a possible explanation is that the cosmic wind is slowing down, so we have less cosmic wind chill, and feel warmer. Prior to the industrial revolution, we were in a long slow cooling trend.... What that history shows, the researchers say, is that over the past 5,000 years, the Earth on average cooled about 1.3 degrees (Fahrenheit) – until the past 100 years, when it warmed ? 1.3 degrees (F). The largest changes were in the northern hemisphere, where there are more land masses and greater human populations. Read more at: phys.org "The proposition just is not reasonable with the known facts" Actually, it's totally consistent with all the facts, aka data. - "Here is Thomas Watsons post again. Do you understand why and how he makes his calculations? " I don't think even Watson understands it.