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All energy on earth comes originally from the sun. But the earth's energy budget would remain balanced, with no global warming, if the build-up of greenhouse gases was not stopping heat escaping to space.
So the sun contributes the heat, just as normal, but our extra greenhouse gases capture more of this heat.
Over the past few decades of global warming, the sun and the earth's temperature have actually been going in opposite directions. The sun has been cooling slightly. And the earth has been warming.
This has led scientists to conclude that the sun is not responsible for the recent rise in global temperature.
One of the common myths about global warming is that the sun is causing the increased warming. But don't be fooled!
The myth cherry-picks the data. It uses past periods when the sun and climate moved together, and it ignores the last few decades where they are going in opposite directions.
Global warming is not happening because of the sun, but because of the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation (cutting down trees which previously removed carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere). These extra greenhouse gases are causing global warming.
What else can I help you with?
Does the sun prevent global warming?
No, the sun does not prevent global warming. It provides the heat originally, and we add the extra greenhouse gases to capture more of it, causing global warming.
Is light energy contributing to global warming?
Yes, the heat for global warming comes initially from the sun.
Is the sun warming up causing global warming?
No, the sun is actually slowly losing heat. Solar flares on the surface of the sun are caused by explosions of hydrogen which can't go on for ever. It is still expected to last for billions of years. Global warming is being caused by the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. More gases retain more of the sun's heat and this is causing global warming.
How could solar radiation enhance or slow down the effects of global warming?
If the sun's radiation output increased, then this would make global warming hotter.If the sun's radiation output decreased, this would make global warming cooler.In fact, the sun's radiation doesn't vary much at all.
How does global warming cause volcanoes?
Global warming has no effect on volcanoes. It's the other way round. Volcanoes can increase global warming slightly if the emit carbon dioxide. And they can reduce global warming for a while if their dust and ash block out and reflect the sun's rays.
Does global warming have an effect on volcanos?
No, Global warming has no effect on volcanoes. It's the other way round. Volcanoes can increase global warming slightly if the emit carbon dioxide. And they can reduce global warming for a while if their dust and ash block out and reflect the sun's rays.
Does global warming take part in volcanoes?
No, global warming takes no part in volcanoes. It's the other way round. Volcanoes can increase global warming slightly if the emit carbon dioxide. And they can reduce global warming for a while if their dust and ash block out and reflect the sun's rays.
How does dust from volcanoes link to global warming?
Volcanic eruptions can reduce global warming for a short time by blocking and reflecting the sun's heat with their dust and ash.
What proof is there that humans are causing global warming?
They release gases into the atmosphere that destroys the ozone layer (which protect us from the direct sun rays) and causes global warming.
If the sun is the cause of global warming how can we prevent it?
The sun provides the heat, but the cause of global warming is greenhouse gases that we have been building up in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels. We also cut down the great forests of the world that used to remove carbon dioxide from the air. We can prevent it by changing to renewable energy and replanting the forests.
Can thermal energy make global warming?
There are many kinds of thermal energy which probably wouldn't contribute too much to global warming because what CO2 does is it traps the sun's energy, and as you know the sun is REALLY hot.
What illness does global warming cause?
absolutely nothing.... except if you're in the sun a lot... global warming just melts the ice caps and increase the water level by 40%
