GREENHOUSE EFFECT

THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS TRANSPARENT TO VISIBLE LIGHT, BUT ABSORBS MUCH OF THE INFRARED (IR) LIGHT DUE TO GASES INCLUDING H₂O AND CO₂

HENCE INCOMING LIGHT FROM SUN PASSES THROUGH,

HEATS THE EARTH, IS RERADIATED AS IR, MUCH OF WHICH IS ABSORBED BY THE ATMOSPHERE

(Moran & Morgan, Meterology)