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Direct observations confirm that humans are throwing Earth’s energy budget off balance – Phys.org
Earth is on a budget—an energy budget. Our planet is constantly trying to balance the flow of energy in and out of Earth’s system. But human activities are throwing…
Earth is on a budgetan energy budget. Our planet is constantly trying to balance the flow of energy in and out of Earth’s system. But human activities are throwing that off balance, causing our planet to warm in response.
Radiative energy enters Earth’s system from the sunlight that shines on our planet. Some of this energy reflects off of Earth’s surface or atmosphere back into space. The rest gets absorbed, heats the planet, and is then emitted as thermal radiative energy the same way that black…
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