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Re:Browser-based climate change simulation by breakyerself on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:49PM (#21817114)
It has a residence time in the atmosphere of 72 hours. Water vapor only works as a feedback. It isn't a prime mover of climate change.
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Re:Browser-based climate change simulation by linuxftw on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:46PM (#21817872)
The sun is the prime mover of climate change, literally everything else is feedback. If increased temperature creates increased water vapor, and increased water vapor causes increased solar radiation retention due to greenhouse effect (resulting in further temperature increases), that's a positive feedback cycle.

Water vapor is undisputed as the the #1 greenhouse gas.

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Re:Browser-based climate change simulation by breakyerself on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @02:55PM (#21817999)
The sun has been ruled out already.
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