Water has by far the largest impact on greenhouse effect. And we have oceans of water. The more vapor you have in atmosphere the hotter it should get, the hotter it gets the more water should evaporate, and so on. How come it is not happening?
2006-12-12 06:32:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Well I guess all those scaremonger liberals were wrong.
2006-12-12 06:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by Monte T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually water vapor in the air helps cool things down. As the water vapors are in the air it cools down quite a bit and as it falls back down to earth it helps bring the cool air back down. The greenhouse effect is based on carbon deoxide in the air which creates simulates a sheet over the earth which lets light in but will not allow heat out therefore heating up the earth.
However the ocean it self does keep the earth warm too by collecting all of the heat from the sun, since water can hold such large amounts of energy, the ocean is like a big heater that releases energy over time. That why coastal cities don't get alot of snow
2006-12-12 06:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by kevins963 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It takes a tremendous amount of energy to change the temperature of water- that's why sometimes puddles don't freeze solid even if the temp is below freezing. Takes a LOT of energy. The air, on the other hand, reacts more quickly. Because of this, we won't notice any warming of the oceans until it is too late to do anything.
I hate how this scientific issue has been hijacked by politicians. The next time I hear someone b*tch about this being a liberal invention I'm going to smack them over the head with a scientific journal.
2006-12-12 09:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by Cardinal Rule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy answer: Clouds. More water vapor makes more clouds which reflect more sunlight away from the Earth.
Not so easy answer: We don't really know exactly how the weather and climate work. There are computer climate models that frequently get stuck in "white Earth" traps; ice ages where even the equator is frozen. Clearly those models are not accurate since that has never happened on the real Earth. Makes you wonder about all the other models, doesn't it?
2006-12-12 07:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it some time, if you think you have time.
The balance is shifting, and if a tipping point is reached, it will be obvious then, but also it will be too late to stop.
Are you feeling lucky? Is the world the way it was when your grandfather was young? This is not a matter of faith or belief. The facts are out there, if you will only look at them.
2006-12-12 06:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by Hal H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water has the largest impact? I recommend you do more research into the causes of the greenhouse effect.
You could start here:
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp
2006-12-12 06:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the atmosphere can only hold "SO" much water and then when it can't hold any more - -it rains, and the hole system starts over.
2006-12-12 06:54:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is
Katrina ring a bell?
2006-12-12 06:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by Pope Barley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋