Why doesn't the Equator have the highest recorded temperatures?

[psyche_da_mike24]

Originally Posted by SFX

And yet global warming is supposed to make it more humid, which they then claim will make it hotter.

It'll keep the tropics hotter long term, because more water vapor in the air makes it harder to cool down.

[SFX]

Originally Posted by psyche_da_mike24

It'll keep the tropics hotter long term, because more water vapor in the air makes it harder to cool down.

It was just claimed that humidity and clouds make it cooler. Which is why the tropics aren't the hottest areas, Now it's claimed more water in the atmosphere is also going to make it warmer.