Huge Blow to Campaign by Climate Change ‘Sceptics’

Posted on 24 Jul 2013 in Commentary

The new Met Office paper this week casts serious doubt on the low estimates of climate sensitivity. It points out that a doubling of atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide directly causes a 1°C rise in global average temperature. However, warming the atmosphere causes it to hold more water vapour, which itself is a powerful greenhouse gas. This positive feedback increases the warming by a further 1°C.

The Huffington Post UK