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This is a diagram of the greenhouse effect. Explain what happens when fossil fuels are burned and additional greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere.
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1) Burning fossil fuels releases extra CO2 (and other greenhouse gases like CH4 and N2O) into the atmosphere.
2) Higher greenhouse‑gas concentrations increase the atmosphere’s capacity to absorb outgoing longwave (infrared) radiation from Earth.
3) Because more infrared is absorbed and re‑radiated back toward the surface, less heat escapes to space and the lower atmosphere and surface warm (the enhanced greenhouse effect).
4) The extra warming alters climate patterns and triggers feedbacks (e.g., more water vapor, melting ice → lower albedo) that amplify temperature rise.
2) Higher greenhouse‑gas concentrations increase the atmosphere’s capacity to absorb outgoing longwave (infrared) radiation from Earth.
3) Because more infrared is absorbed and re‑radiated back toward the surface, less heat escapes to space and the lower atmosphere and surface warm (the enhanced greenhouse effect).
4) The extra warming alters climate patterns and triggers feedbacks (e.g., more water vapor, melting ice → lower albedo) that amplify temperature rise.
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