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Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
Another feedback loop is that, thanks to thermodynamics, the heat being removed from homes and businesses is transferred into the environment, further raising temperatures.
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
All the energy from the sun becomes heat in the environment eventually.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
Not exactly. Much of it radiates out into space. If all the sun’s energy remained in the atmosphere, climate change wouldn’t be a concern, as the Earth wouldn’t have been habitable for humans to even evolve.