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#### [[Greenhouse gases absorb only specific wavelengths of energy]]
This is why energy from the sun can get to [[Earth]], but then gets trapped inside the atmosphere. This is significant for life, but as we have burned more [[fossil fuels]] we have released more [[greenhouse gases]] and have been messing with the balance between energy being retained and escaping.
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**Status**:: #EVER/SPROUT
*edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022*
**Topics**:: [[greenhouse gases]], [[greenhouse effect]], [[climate change]]
#### References
![[How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates#^citation]]
> ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^306587582]]
> ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^306587595]]
> ![[10_Sources/books - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster#^306587590]]