Most Phys-lers, myself included, will first hesitate to jump into this
argument because of the emotion. But I will try to gently and colloquially
"Love it back", here goes. Fingers crossed.
One of the great triumphs of 20th-century physics is understanding the role
of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Yes, the water vapor has a role, a very important role. This is correct.
It interacts with the CO2.
If you get more CO2, then...
Please read and reflect on this:
“The atmosphere, if CO2 were removed from it, would cool enough that much
of the water vapor would rain out. That precipitation, in turn, would cause
further cooling and ultimately spiral the Earth into a globally glaciated
snowball state. It is only the presence of CO2 that keeps earth’s
atmosphere warm enough to contain water vapor. Conversely, increasing CO2
would warm the atmosphere and ultimately result in greater water-vapor
content- a now well understood situation known as water vapor feedback.”
"Though the first calculation of the warming of Earth due to CO2 increase
was carried out by Arrhenius in 1896, accurate CO2 and water-vapor
spectroscopy and a fully correct formulation of planetary energy balance
did not come to-gether until the work of Syukuro Manabe and Richard
Wetherald in 1967. With that development, the theory was brought to its
modern state of understanding. *It has withstood all subsequent challenges
and without question represents one of the great triumphs of 20th-century
physics.*"
There are some really great new demos on climate science. I will happily
provide more info if requested.
Love You All,
- JZ
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Gerald Zani
Senior Engineering Technician
Brown University School of Engineering
(401) 863-9571