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Although commonly labeled the "worst greenhouse gas," carbon dioxide is not the most effective greenhouse gas. However, because it has the highest concentration in the atmosphere compared to all the other greenhouse gases that human emit (except water vapor), it is the one that has the biggest impact.
However, on a "per molecule" basis, many other molecules are more effective greenhouse gases. The top greenhouse gas, as reported by the Envirommental Protection Agency, is methane. This silent odorless gas is 21 times more effective in trapping in heat in the atmosphere. In recent studies reported by the EPA, one of the leading contributors of methane into the environment was natural animal emissions; raising the question of whether or not global warming is man-made problem. Other greenhouse gases include CFC's, SF6, and N2O and H2O.
Nitrous oxide is 310 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in trapping the heat.
Carbon Dioxide is the most dangerous greenhouse gas.
Well, the one that causes most global warming is actually water vapor, but we can't do anything about that. That has stayed constant for thousands of years. The ones we can do something about are:
Methane is 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, but there is not so much of it, so probably carbon dioxide is the most dangerous.
There is no "worst" greenhouse gas, because there are no "bad" greenhouse gasses. The greenhouse effect is a good thing. Without it, the earth would be much too cold for us to live here. Of course, there is such a thing as "too much of a good thing" becoming a bad thing. And many believe that is the case with the greenhouse effect. To that end, they claim that carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor, at least currently, to the "enhanced" greenhouse effect they believe we are now experiencing.
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The most common is water vapor which makes up about 80% of all warming. The most potent is Methane, which is thousands of times more potent than water vapor, but is a trace gas.
Although commonly labeled the "worst greenhouse gas," carbon dioxide is not the most effective greenhouse gas. However, because it has the highest concentration in the atmosphere compared to all the other greenhouse gases that human emit (except water vapor), it is the one that has the biggest impact.
However, on a "per molecule" basis, many other molecules are more effective greenhouse gases. The top greenhouse gas, as reported by the Envirommental Protection Agency, is methane. This silent odorless gas is 21 times more effective in trapping in heat in the atmosphere. In recent studies reported by the EPA, one of the leading contributors of methane into the environment was natural animal emissions; raising the question of whether or not global warming is man-made problem. Other greenhouse gases include CFC's, SF6, and N2O and H2O.
Nitrous oxide is 310 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in trapping the heat.
Carbon Dioxide is the most dangerous greenhouse gas.
Well, the one that causes most global warming is actually water vapor, but we can't do anything about that. That has stayed constant for thousands of years. The ones we can do something about are:
- Carbon dioxide (causes up to 26% of greenhouse warming)
- Methane (up to 9%)
- Ozone (up to 7%)
Methane is 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, but there is not so much of it, so probably carbon dioxide is the most dangerous.
Another Opinion:
There is no "worst" greenhouse gas, because there are no "bad" greenhouse gasses. The greenhouse effect is a good thing. Without it, the earth would be much too cold for us to live here. Of course, there is such a thing as "too much of a good thing" becoming a bad thing. And many believe that is the case with the greenhouse effect. To that end, they claim that carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor, at least currently, to the "enhanced" greenhouse effect they believe we are now experiencing.
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The most common is water vapor which makes up about 80% of all warming. The most potent is Methane, which is thousands of times more potent than water vapor, but is a trace gas.
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