# Are we going to be saved by natural hydrogen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-be-saved-by-natural-hydrogen/997065 "2024-02-03T15:01:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
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> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > it would have a substantial continuous impact on global heating because water vapor is a potent if not persistent greenhouse gas No. Water vapor is almost exclusively a feedback directly correlated with temperature change and not a climate forcing, except for very minor amounts in the stratosphere mostly resulting from oxidation of CH4. The difference between a forcing and a feedback is very fundamental. This is why water vapor is **never** included in the categorization of radiative climate forcings. The idea that increased water vapor emissions at the surface would have a “substantial” effect on global warming is ridiculous. What it would mainly do is produce more rain as the atmosphere sheds the excess. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-be-saved-by-natural-hydrogen/997065)._