CO2 and global warming

October 19, 2004

Scott Lowther wrote:

Thomas Lee Elifritz wrote:

Ah... CO2 *isn't* dirty. It's a vital trace gas. If you really want to
wipe out "greenhosue gasses," do something about all that water vapor.
Far more prevalent than CO2, and a much bigger effect.

CO2 is a *critical* trace gas, it
doesn't usually evaporate, condense or solidify in and out of our
atmosphere.

Correct. It is converted into plants and oxygen.

And too much of it poisons the air, especially when there are not enough
plants to remove it. Even slightly too much of it causes warming of the
Earth, especially if the sinks are saturated and the increase of it continues
unabated. The climate changes from the resulting weather pattern changes. The
weather becomes more unpredictable and weather fluctuations become more
extreme. These changes are well documented, as are a plethora of other bad
side effects of global warming. That is the subject of this thread, if you
haven't noticed.

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net