Hello,
I am wondering why global warming is explained with heat bouncing back instead of going to space (that’s what I remember from school). However if that is the case should it not block alot or sunrays too?
Edit:
Just a clarification I am not a global warming denier, I just want to understand better.
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CO2 varies in transparency depending on the frequency of the light. This is true for many substances. For example you can see through a window just fine but glass tends to stop infrared light almost completely.
With sunlight the incoming light impacts Earth’s surface and the light emitted from those objects isn’t the same frequency. Trying to go back through the CO2 isn’t as easy because it is more opaque to that new frequency.
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