Could water vapour be the culprit in global warming?
Feb 1, 2001
It is easy to understand why most people - and many governments - are quick to blame "global warming" for apparently extreme variations in weather and seasonal trends. "Greenhouse gases" have long received a bad press, and carbon dioxide is often singled out as the culprit in global warming. Yet a recent study led by Richard Learner of Imperial College in London supports the possibility that water vapour could be a major contributor to atmospheric heating (D Belmiloud et al. 2000 Geophysical Res. Lett. 27 3703).
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