@jeffw to politics • 11 months agoJustice Samuel Alito falsely implies mifepristone could cause "very serious harm"www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square51arrow-up1409arrow-down110
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•11 months agoIs that the right word? Air is an insulator. A better insulator than water vapor. It resists the transfer of energy. Water vapor absorbs heat from sunlight better than air (other non-greenhouse gases) and heats the atmosphere as a result.
minus-squareKalkaline linkfedilink6•11 months agoYou’re probably right, insulator probably isn’t the right word. You’re describing it better than I did. Point being the hotter the earth gets the more water vapor, making things hotter still.
minus-squareKalkaline linkfedilink3•11 months agoI’m just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•11 months agoBeing pedantic, but air usually contains water vapor, though not much.
Water vapor makes a great insulator.
Is that the right word? Air is an insulator. A better insulator than water vapor. It resists the transfer of energy.
Water vapor absorbs heat from sunlight better than air (other non-greenhouse gases) and heats the atmosphere as a result.
You’re probably right, insulator probably isn’t the right word. You’re describing it better than I did. Point being the hotter the earth gets the more water vapor, making things hotter still.
Thermal mass?
I’m just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me.
Being pedantic, but air usually contains water vapor, though not much.