You hear it in the news and on the street; but what exactly is the definition for Global Warming?
~definition of global warming~
Global warming occurs when greenhouse gases are released - for whatever reason - on the Planet, where they build up in the Earth's atmosphere.
This forms a layer in the upper atmosphere that allows heat and light IN; then some of the heat/light energy soaks in to the surface of the Earth, and the rest, historically anyway, is reflected out to space.
This forms a layer in the upper atmosphere that allows heat and light IN; then some of the heat/light energy soaks in to the surface of the Earth, and the rest, historically anyway, is reflected out to space.
But now, things are changing! Much of the sun's heat/light energy being reflected from the Earth hits the artificially-created ceiling of greenhouse gases, and is reflected back to the Earth's surface again.
Some of that heat/light energy soaks in, some is reflected, and on, and on, with a net gain of heat. A good illustration to explain the definition for global warming would be your closed up car in a sunny parking lot: you climb inside, and it's what? 30 degrees warmer than it is outside? All you have to do is open a window and wait a few minutes. Unfortunately, Mother Earth doesn't have that option.
Some of that heat/light energy soaks in, some is reflected, and on, and on, with a net gain of heat. A good illustration to explain the definition for global warming would be your closed up car in a sunny parking lot: you climb inside, and it's what? 30 degrees warmer than it is outside? All you have to do is open a window and wait a few minutes. Unfortunately, Mother Earth doesn't have that option.
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