Climate Science in a Nutshell #4: Too Much Carbon Dioxide

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Almost -- but not quite. The Sun delivers very little "heat" to the Earth (if by "heat" we mean electromagnetic radiation in the thermal infrared wavelengths): almost all solar energy incident on the planet arrives as light in the visible wavelengths (see: Wien's Displacement Law). This visible light interacts with the planet where some is absorbed and re-emitted as EMR in the thermal infrared wavelengths. It seems to be hard to get this across. Good series though!

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@xchopp p.s. this has zero impact on the climate science and its implications presented in this excellent series -- just thought someone should point it out.