is perfectly transparent to the incoming visible light from the sun, it acts like a trap for the outgoing infrared light. When an outgoing quantum of infrared light hits a carbon dioxide molecule, it sets that molecule into a violent vibration—a tiny, microscopic dance. When the molecule stops dancing, it releases that heat right back into our atmosphere instead of letting it escape to space.
Consider these critical dominoes currently teetering on the edge: climate change
We cannot feel the consequence of a single molecular dance. But billions of metric tons of these dancing molecules have created a thick, invisible blanket around our globe. We are quite literally trapping the sun's leftover energy, and the planet is heating up as a result. 🌊 The Tipping Points: Nature’s Domino Effect is perfectly transparent to the incoming visible light