Nitrous Oxide – A forgotten greenhouse gas
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#2That's actually pretty interesting. That's been used in almost every agricultural land... Regenerative agriculture may save us from mayhem. We're heading towards extinction if we don't adapt
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#3Is this actually forgotten in science or is just not part of the political discussion?
I.e. is it included in the models that scientists use to predict global warming?
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#4Wait til they learn about nitrogen trifluoride and silicon hexafluoride.
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#5The submitter, midnightcity, has a rather peculiar news submission history.
Re: Nitrous Oxide – A forgotten greenhouse gas
#6Is this actually forgotten in science or is just not part of the political discussion? I.e. is it included in the models that scientists use to predict global warming?
They are. Unfortunately it's difficult to explain scientific details to a largely uninformed public.
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#7Wait til they learn about nitrogen trifluoride and silicon hexafluoride.
Wait till they learn about methane.
It is respectable 100 times more potent than CO2 and it is produced naturally in vast quantities in thawing permafrost.
It is ironic that the biggest producer of greenhouse gasses will soon be Siberia.
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#8That's actually pretty interesting. That's been used in almost every agricultural land... Regenerative agriculture may save us from mayhem. We're heading towards extinction if we don't adapt
I agree. Although I'd put it like this:
We're racing towards extinction and almost everyone tries to put the pedal to the metal because it benefits them just enough in the short run.
Classic tragedy of the commons!
Re: Nitrous Oxide – A forgotten greenhouse gas
#9Wait til they learn about nitrogen trifluoride and silicon hexafluoride.
Wait till they learn about methane. It is respectable 100 times more potent than CO2 and it is produced naturally in vast quantities in thawing permafrost. It is ironic that the biggest producer of greenhouse gasses will soon be Siberia.
At least methane has a very short life in the atmosphere. N2O and these other gases last hundreds of years before breaking down.
Re: Nitrous Oxide – A forgotten greenhouse gas
#10Wait til they learn about nitrogen trifluoride and silicon hexafluoride.
Wait till they learn about methane. It is respectable 100 times more potent than CO2 and it is produced naturally in vast quantities in thawing permafrost. It is ironic that the biggest producer of greenhouse gasses will soon be Siberia.
N2O is about x10 worse per unit over 100 years: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warmin...