Global warming increases the degradation of a gas that…causes global warming
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No, this is not the Onion, though it might as well be. I am only posting this to show the absurdity in some of the reasoning the “global warming” industry and the evidence it uses to justify its claims. In this case, the study below demonstrated that increased levels of CO2 – the prime suspect in “global warming” – increases the degradation of another “greenhouse” gas accumulating in the atmosphere. The latter has is nitrous oxide, known as “laughing gas” and often used as a general anesthetic in medicine, as well a recreational drug users. The study claims that it is the changes in the levels of N2O that track more closely the observed temperature changes over the last few decades, and as such the projected climate changes for the rest of the 21st century may need to be significantly revised. Oh, and according to the study below, the “evil” greenhouse gas CO2 apparently cools the stratosphere, while warming up air near the Earth’s surface, thus making its net temperature effect on the global ecosystem unclear. It looks like climate science it not dissimilar to mainstream medicine, where the truth if often 180 degrees away from what is officially being served to the general public.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2524123123
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-global-breakdown-major-greenhouse-gas.html
“…Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance, to break down in the atmosphere more quickly than previously thought, introducing significant uncertainty into climate projections for the rest of the 21st century. Using extended satellite observations from NASA’s Microwave Limb Sounder spanning two decades (2004–2024), researchers from UC Irvine’s Department of Earth System Science found that N2O’s atmospheric lifetime is decreasing at a rate of 1.4% per decade…”The change in the life cycle of atmospheric nitrous oxide is a critical piece of the puzzle that has been largely overlooked,” said co-author Michael Prather, UC Irvine professor of Earth system science. “While most research has focused on projecting changing N2O emissions from human activities, we’ve shown that climate change itself is altering how quickly this gas is destroyed in the stratosphere—and this effect cannot be ignored in future climate assessments.””
“…Key findings outlined in the paper include the revelation that the current mean lifetime of N2O is 117 years, but that is decreasing at approximately a year and a half per decade. The decrease in N2O lifespan is consistent with observed changes in stratospheric circulation and temperature patterns. When extrapolated to the year 2100, the lifetime change produces shifts in atmospheric nitrous oxide equivalent to significant shifts in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. The study’s authors note that while a buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide results in warmer temperatures near Earth’s surface, CO2 cools the stratosphere, which affects the chemical reactions that destroy N2O and produce nitrogen oxides that deplete ozone. “This cooling, combined with changes in atmospheric circulation patterns, is speeding up the transport of N2O to the regions where it’s destroyed. It’s a feedback loop that adds another layer of complexity to climate projections,” explained co-author Calum Wilson, a UC Irvine graduate student researcher in Earth system science.”