From: ScottW48@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2:00:39 PM UTC-8, Trevor Wilson wrote:   
   > On 22/01/2024 3:56 am, ScottW wrote:    
   > > The Clausius-Clapeyron relationship has been a fundamental principle in   
   climate science, suggesting that with every 1°C rise in temperature,   
   atmospheric moisture should increase by about 7%.    
   > >    
   > > Surprisingly, the research found that over dry and semi-arid regions,   
   moisture levels have remained constant or even declined, as observed in the   
   Southwestern United States.    
   > >    
   > > "This is contrary to all climate model simulations in which it rises at a   
   rate close to theoretical expectations, even over dry regions," the authors   
   wrote in the new paper.    
   > > (end snip)    
   > >    
   > > You may note that water vapor is a "green house" gas and this lack in the   
   rise with rising temps is an issue with current climate projections.    
   > >    
   > > ScottW   
   > **The climate of this planet is exceedingly complex and not perfectly    
   > understood. It makes perfect sense to spend a lot more money to assess    
   > the situation.    
   >    
   > HOWEVER, there is one thing that is clear and unequivocal:    
   >    
   > The temperature of the planet is rising and rising fast and CO2 is the    
   > major driver that remains under human control.    
      
   Assumed increases in water vapor is a big factor in the prediction of   
   catastrophic tipping.   
   And it's not rising near as fast as predicted.   Nor are glaciers gone or snow   
   no more as predicted.   
      
   ScottW   
      
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