Real Climate

JULY 10, 2022

The fact that there is a natural greenhouse effect (that the atmosphere restricts the passage of infra-red (IR) radiation from the Earth’s surface to space) is easily deducible from; i) the mean temperature of the surface (around 15ºC) and, ii) knowing that the planet is normally close to radiative equilibrium.

Radiation 316

Radiation 2022 Greenhouse Atmosphere 316

HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

AMAP Assessment 2015: Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic Climate Forcers.” This is because of black carbon’s enhanced ability to absorb visible light; it actually absorbs nearly a million times more energy per unit mass than CO 2. Compounds that can absorb energy are important because they alter the radiative balance of our Earth’s atmosphere.

Atmosphere 52

Atmosphere Carbon Emissions 2020 2012 52

Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

For example, 2010 soil data are likely to still represent conditions whereas 2010 groundwater data may not. There are only 6 NAAQS - ozone, carbon monoxide, particulates, lead, sulfur dioxides, and nitrogen dioxides - but they dominate most air quality concerns ranging from smog to health effects, such as from particulates and lead.

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act Waste Clean Air Act Regulations 52