The Water Canopy Theory is a hypothesis  primarily found within young Earth creationism,  

水冠理論是一種主要在年輕的地球創造論中發現的假說，

which posits that before the Biblical flood,  Earth was enveloped by a "canopy" of water vapor.

它認為在聖經洪水之前，地球被水蒸氣的「天篷」包圍。

Proponents of this theory suggest that this  canopy created a greenhouse-like effect,  

這個理論的支持者認為，這種樹冠產生了類似溫室的效應，

leading to a much milder climate globally  and potentially contributing to the  

導致全球氣候更加溫和，並可能有助於

longer lifespans and lush vegetation  described in early Biblical texts.

早期聖經文本中描述的更長的壽命和茂密的植被。 該

The theory proposes that this  water canopy eventually collapsed,  

理論 認為，這個水冠最終崩潰了，

contributing significantly to the great  flood described in the story of Noah's Ark.

對諾亞方舟故事中描述的大洪水做出了重大貢獻。

Critically, this theory is not supported by  mainstream science. Scientists argue that  

科學家認為，

a canopy of water vapor of the magnitude  suggested would not be physically stable  

所建議的水蒸氣量的冠層在物理上是不穩定的

and would create a heat retention scenario  that could render the planet uninhabitable.

，並且會造成熱量滯留，導致地球無法居住。

Moreover, geological and atmospheric evidence  does not support the existence of such a canopy.

此外，地質和大氣證據並不支持這種樹冠的存在。