How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work?
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The earth and the moon are basically the same distance from the sun, yet temperatures onthe moon average an unlivable -18°C, and even deadlier, they range from -170°C duringlunar night to 100°C at lunar noon, regularly exceeding both the coldest and hottest temperaturesever recorded on Earth. And while the days and nights on the moon are about 14 timeslonger than those on Earth, our planet’s relatively fast rotation isn’t what sparesus from those loony temperatures. What protects us is our atmosphere. By day,it serves as a shield, blocking out the most harmful and energetic of the sun’s raysand about one-third of the less-intense visible light. At the same time, it traps the infraredradiation – aka heat – radiating out from Earth’s sun-warmed surface, ke...
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The earth and the moon are basically the same distance from the sun, yet temperatures onthe moon average an unlivable -18°C, and even deadlier, they range from -170°C duringlunar night to 100°C at lunar noon, regularly exceeding both the coldest and hottest temperaturesever recorded on Earth. And while the days and nights on the moon are about 14 timeslonger than those on Earth, our planet’s relatively fast rotation isn’t what sparesus from those loony temperatures. What protects us is our atmosphere. By day,it serves as a shield, blocking out the most harmful and energetic of the sun’s raysand about one-third of the less-intense visible light. At the same time, it traps the infraredradiation – aka heat – radiating out from Earth’s sun-warmed surface, ke...
