Comments by "M Simon" (@msimon6808) on "The Predictions Are Wrong | Dr. Judith Curry | EP 329" video.

  1. The models are not based on first principles. They are parameterized. John von Neumann used to say, "with four parameters I can fit an elephant, and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk." Water vapor is the #1 Greenhouse gas. It does 3/4s of the heating according to GHG theory. If you can believe the theory. If the theory is correct water vapor alone will destroy the planet. There is on average 50 times as much water vapor in the atmosphere as CO2.
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  2. Water vapor is the #1 Greenhouse gas. It does 3/4s of the heating according to GHG theory. If you can believe the theory. If the theory is correct water vapor alone will destroy the planet. There is on average 50 times as much water vapor in the atmosphere as CO2.
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