Quote from Haroki:
1- what damage? Another .8C warming? That's less than the error range Dave. Do you know the significance of that?
2- IOW, you don't know why you threw that out there in the first place....
3- yes, CO2 increases the retention of long wave radiation. That's not in dispute. But it's insignificant compared to the effects of water vapor and clouds. And OUR changes in total CO2 is insignificant to the total CO2 levels. Our contribution is estimated at next to nothing.
4- now you're agreeing with me that wv is THE significant cause of GW? And that you admit that to answer that the solar cycle to be at a minimum "right now" is foolish cuz we're talking longer term?
5- so then you admit that you have no idea what the main objections to MMGW is? This is the crux of our disagreement, and you admit here that you have no idea why we say what we say. I know what the believers in MMGW say, why aren't you at least a little bit familiar with the position that someone who disagrees with you has to say? The lack of skepticism on your part is staggering....
Quote from bigdavediode:
It is the strongest Greenhouse gas,contributing 36% - 66% to the overall effect for vapor alone, 66% to 85% when you include clouds. It is however, not considered as a climate "forcing" because the amount of H2O in the air basically varies as a function of temperature. If you artificially increase the level of H2O in the air, it rains out immediately
Quote from Haroki:
Baseball cards then, right?
Cuz if you don't see a downtrend there, you're a failure.