My very limited understanding of the subject is that the heat from the sun goes through the atomosphere and then it just kinda bounces between the atomosphere and the earth. Increased greenhouse gasses lead to increased “bounceback”. But shouldn’t increased greenhouse gasses also reduce the heat that enters the system in the first place?
Apologies for any confusion caused by being on mobile and not speaking English as a native language.
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The energy coming in from the sun is at a wavelength that passes through those greenhouse gasses. The heat the earth tries to radiate out to space is at a different wavelength, which bounces off of them. The effect really is very much like a greenhouse in that regard. It captures and retains heat. The greenhouse gasses are like the glass on a greenhouse.
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