But HOW Does Carbon Dioxide Trap Heat?

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We all know about the greenhouse effect, but how many of us actually understand it? Turns out, CO2 is not a “blanket,” and saying it “absorbs” heat is barely half the story. In today’s episode we figure out what’s so special about this one molecule that allows 0.04% of it to change our entire planet.

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Credits:
Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff

Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver

Writer/Host:
George Zaidan

Scientific Consultants:
W. Paige Hall, Ph.D.
Leila Duman, Ph.D.
Brianne Raccor, Ph.D.

Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell

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