As the earth is constantly heated by the sun and we have the law of conservation of energy. Why is the Earth not constantly warming up?

Question

So we have long-term Ice-Ages, but also relatively short term ([https://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/changes-in-earth-temperature.php](https://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/changes-in-earth-temperature.php)).

When the temperature is going down (on average), where does the energy go?

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PS. I am fully convinced we have climate change, we are the problem, etc. I only care about the ‘scientific’ answer.

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

we also radiate energy (heat) outwards into space, so only if the difference between energy absorbed and energy emitted is positive we heat up, that’s why the gases in our atmosphere are so important