▲ 399 ▼ Justice Samuel Alito falsely implies mifepristone could cause "very serious harm" (www.motherjones.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok, while I enjoyed this very much.. how does water contribute to the greenhouse effect? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Water vapor makes a great insulator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BossDj@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thermal mass? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 2 years ago I'm just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Being pedantic, but air usually contains water vapor, though not much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Water vapor makes a great insulator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BossDj@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thermal mass? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 2 years ago I'm just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Being pedantic, but air usually contains water vapor, though not much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thermal mass? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 2 years ago I'm just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Being pedantic, but air usually contains water vapor, though not much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thermal mass? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 2 years ago I'm just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thermal mass? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 2 years ago I'm just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 2 years ago I'm just a random on the Internet, not a climate scientist. You should ask someone who knows better than me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Being pedantic, but air usually contains water vapor, though not much. permalink fedilink source parent