UQx DENIAL101x 5.2.2.1 Water vapor amplifies warming
Channel: UQx Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
Date: 2015-05-26

Keah Schuenemann's lecture explains how carbon dioxide affects water vapor in our atmosphere and also how the two greenhouse gases interact to form a positive feedback loop. Subtitles available: ENGLISH, SLOVENŠČINA (Slovenian). About Denial101x...

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