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Friday, July 16, 2010

Is CO2 a major component to Global Warming?

Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has almost no atmosphere and the high temp is around 350 Celsius. Venus, a little further from the sun, has an atmosphere of about 96% Co2 and the high temp is around 500 Celsius. Our earth has less than 1% Co2, but I think due to the power of the green house effect. Co2 is a highly sensitive gas that traps heat from the suns incoming rays. Can an increase in just 1-2 % Co2 significantly change our high and low temps. Can humans output enough CO2 to make a difference?
It certainly is. CO2 is a proven

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