When we see higher amounts of CO2.. that is a winter time. Plants (photosynthesis) help take out the carbon dioxide throughout the summer that is why it is less throughout that time.
Extreme climate events are happening all over the world, becoming more dangerous and happening more often. Data says that humans are having a big impact on the planet and climate change. The past has been teaching us to start making better changes now.
The green house effect: Some solar radiation is reflected by the Earth and the atmosphere. Some of the infrared radiation passes through the atmosphere.
Earths "blanket" and light: Certain gases in our atmosphere act like a blanket around the Earth.
Light rays coming from the sun contain visible photons (energetic light particles)
Infrared: These went through but at some point they also absorbed and reflected it.
Visible: They all go straight though,
When the molecule it "jiggles" which means a little bit of absorption of infrared.
Greenhouse gases: A gas that absorbs and re-emits infrared light. They trap heat in the atmosphere.
Why are those molecules trapping heat? They are taking in that energy and trapping it.
Humans arrived on Earth 300 thousand years ago.
The sun, volcanos (spit out carbon dioxide), and us impact the climate.
Overall pattern, temperatures have been going up.
The sun and the volcano are the dominant natural contributors to global climate change.
Albedo effect: is the amount of energy reflected by a surface without being absorbed. - COLOR has a major impact on this
The ocean uses convection cells to move nutrients in the ocean.
Being near water, controlling temperatures.
More sunlight is being absorbed which is going to continue to melt more ice, become blue. How much of Antartica can you melt before it collapses?
Since grass leaves release water vapor, and the evaporation of that water vapor leads to cooling, grass fields rarely get above 100f.
Feedback cycle: affecting the ice caps and glaciers. A cycle of cause and effect that can either be amplifying of conditions or minimizing.
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