What’s preventing temperature across the globe to reach an equilibrium since air flows freely?

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If I open the windows in my room, which has AC turned on and it’s cool in the summer, it will quickly become as hot as it is outside, why isn’t it happening around the globe?

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Because our planet is so big that temperature(mostly through convection) can never move fast enough to overcome the uneven heating it receives from the sun.

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