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Buckeye_Democrat

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5. Water vapor is a stronger greenhouse gas than CO2. However....

Reply to Doreen (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 25, 2017, 07:18 AM

Jan 2017

what climate change deniers don't mention, when they bring that up, is that it doesn't stay in the atmosphere nearly as long. Water evaporates and precipitates back to the ground a few days later.

CO2 stays in the atmosphere FAR longer, so it's a more consistent driver of overall warming.

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