7.3.5 Global warming
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The greenhouse effect

The greenhouse effect

Enhanced greenhouse effect diagram showing incoming short-wave radiation, reflected radiation, infrared radiation, and carbon dioxide and methane trapping heat in the atmosphere

The atmosphere is the layer of gases around Earth. Some gases, especially carbon dioxide and methane, are greenhouse gases that absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation.

7.3.5 Global warming Lesson

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