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TL;DW summary -- Greenhouse Effect traps infrared (heat) at lower altitudes, so there's less outgoing radiation available for the upper layers of the atmosphere
by while_true_ 3y ago
TL;DW summary -- Greenhouse Effect traps infrared (heat) at lower altitudes, so there's less outgoing radiation available for the upper layers of the atmosphere. Thus the surface gets hotter but the upper atmosphere cools.