What chemical is the main “culprit” of global warming?
Depends on how you define “culprit”. The chemical most responsible for global warming is water vapor. If we had no water in the air (forget other problems that would cause) we would be a lot colder. It’s why the desert is so cold at night, little water vapor in the air. A little natural global warming is actually a good thing. But man has very little impact on the amount of water in the air. A chemical, which, pound for pound, creates an awful lot of global warming, is methane. Others include nitrous oxide and a group of compounds called hydrofluorocarbons. But the number of pounds in the air is pretty small. They’re important, but not the main “culprit”. The main “culprit” for most people is carbon dioxide for three reasons. It creates some global warming for each pound, there are a whole lot of pounds in the air, and man is seriously increasing the amount naturally in the air. That threatens to raise the oceans, and cause climate changes which will disrupt agriculture. Bad news.
A major contributor to global warming is not a chemical, its called SOLAR RADIATION and it has absolutely nothing to do with your car’s exhaust, or the emissions from the powerplant that’s allowing you to use your computer. Unless its too late and you’ve already fallen head over heels into the hype about global warming I implore you to do some research of your own to see the other side of the science. There are political drivers in the global warming debate that stifle opposing arguments as they try to engineer our society. There is no doubt that the earth’s mean temperature has increased slightly over the previous 50 years or so; however, the magnitude of that increase and what’s really causing it are very much in doubt and still being studied. Please follow the link below to learn more.
