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Graphic Vital Climate Gra... The Greenhouse Effect

The Greenhouse Effect

Human activities are causing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere to increase. This graphic explains how solar energy is absorbed by the earth's surface, causing the earth to warm and to emit infrared radiation. The greenhouse gases then trap the infrared radiation, thus warming the atmosphere.

Year: 2015

From collection: Vital Climate Graphics

Cartographer: This

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