An Analysis of the Energy of the Sun in Earth (1126 words, 2 pages)
Every year, Earth s surface receives 1.73 x 10 17 W of energy from the sun. This is about 15,000 times as much the human population uses annually (Merritts 267). Global warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light, or heat, escapes the earth's atmosphere. ...
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