Originally posted by sonhouseNot to mention rain forest being ploughed over for the sake of more methane-farting cows.
Actually, CFC's are the least of our problem now. Methane is about
20 times more of an ozone destroyer pound for pound as CFC
and the CO2 levels are getting frighteningly high. Methane seems to
come mainly from cow burps so we are drowning in our own poop.
People say cover the Earth in concrete. I say leather it over.
Originally posted by sonhouseA single CFC molecule can continue 'destroying' ozone for up to 50 years after it reaches the upper atmosphere.
Actually, CFC's are the least of our problem now. Methane is about
20 times more of an ozone destroyer pound for pound as CFC
and the CO2 levels are getting frighteningly high. Methane seems to
come mainly from cow burps so we are drowning in our own poop.
From memory, methane doesn't interact with the ozone layer but instead contributes to the global warming effect.
PS pound for pound isn't a very useful phrase when talking about two gases.
Originally posted by XanthosNZMy mistake, methane is greenhouse gas more potent than CO2.
A single CFC molecule can continue 'destroying' ozone for up to 50 years after it reaches the upper atmosphere.
From memory, methane doesn't interact with the ozone layer but instead contributes to the global warming effect.
PS pound for pound isn't a very useful phrase when talking about two gases.
You would maybe like me to say molecule for molecule?
If I say that I can express that in pounds can I not?
So 0.000000000001 pound of methane is 20 times more potent
a greenhouse gas than 0.000000000001 pound of CO2. Better?🙂