Sentences with phrase «increased water vapor accounts»

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... The Earth's atmospheric methane concentration has increased by about 150 % since 1750, and it accounts for 20 % of the total radiative forcing from all of the long - lived and globally mixed greenhouse gases (these gases don't include water vapor which is by far the largest component of the greenhouse effect).

Second, you have to account for the energy cost of separating out water vapor, which would probably substantially increase the actual amount of LN2 needed.

(before accounting for increased water vapor), but with the greater warming at upper levels,... etc..

Since the CO2 forcing can account for much of 0.6 C increase, how do we know «instant» positive feedbacks like water vapor will overwhelm negative feedbacks before slightly longer timescale feedbacks have a chance to kick in?

Because rising greenhouse gas emissions account for all or part of the water vapor increase, it is likely to continue for many decades.