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  • Global Warming: The Role of Water Vapor

    The role of greenhouse classes in warming the Earth has been known since the 19th century, when scientists established that water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas, yet it’s concentration in the air is limited by its saturated vapor pressure. However, carbon dioxide has no such limitation. Arrhenius showed that doubling the amount of… Read more

  • The Case of Global Warming and Extreme Weather

    Recent research has confirmed that many of the extreme weather events we are experiencing, such as increasing rainfall, storms and floods, are caused or made worse by global warming. Read more