Water vapor, CO2, CH4, N2O, and SO2 all have an important property: They absorb heat emitted by Earth and thus warm the atmosphere, creating what we call the "greenhouse effect." ... These charged particles are useful for communication and because at night they reflect radio waves. During the day, radio reception is terrible over long distances because the waves are absorbed. ... However, the thermosphere would actually feel very cold to us because of the probability that these few molecules will hit our skin and transfer enough energy to cause appreciable heat is extremely low. ... Heat is tr...

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Forest trees have the ability to slow the rate of climate warming by absorbing the heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere (Jackson, 2008). ... Climate warming can also lead to increased strength and occurrence of extreme weather conditions such as heavy precipitation and heat waves (IPCC, 2013). ... Heat waves could also cause negative effects on the forest trees. ... However, heat waves are not slight temperature increase. Heat waves can cause temperature increases of 4°C-6°C. ...

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When heat from the lower air spreads through a larger volume, the mass of air becomes cooler. ... Causes of weather changes that occur as hair from high-pressure zones flows toward low pressure areas, fronts pass and waves develop, dew points are reached, and sea breezes arise. ...

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