Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Absorb Solar Radiation, But Water Vapor Does
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At the heart of the greenhouse theory of climate change is that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide absorb solar radiation while preventing heat from escaping, similar to how a greenhouse traps warm air but allows in sunlight. Carbon dioxide certainly does prevent heat from escaping into space; it’s essential to preserving the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is heavier than other elements in the upper atmosphere like hydrogen and helium, preventing it and other surrounding gases from drifting off through atmospheric escape. Without carbon dioxide, the planet would lose its atmosphere to space and be much colder like the moon.
Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Absorb Solar Radiation, But Water Vapor Does
Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Absorb Solar…
Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Absorb Solar Radiation, But Water Vapor Does
At the heart of the greenhouse theory of climate change is that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide absorb solar radiation while preventing heat from escaping, similar to how a greenhouse traps warm air but allows in sunlight. Carbon dioxide certainly does prevent heat from escaping into space; it’s essential to preserving the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is heavier than other elements in the upper atmosphere like hydrogen and helium, preventing it and other surrounding gases from drifting off through atmospheric escape. Without carbon dioxide, the planet would lose its atmosphere to space and be much colder like the moon.