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Charkive StartersEarth and climate
How does the greenhouse effect actually work?

Sunlight warms Earth's surface, which radiates infrared heat. Greenhouse gases absorb much of it and re-radiate it, slowing heat loss to space and keeping the planet warmer.

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Charkive StartersComplex systems
How feedback loops lead systems to tip and collapse

Feedback loops either stabilize or amplify change. When amplifying loops overpower stabilizing ones past a threshold, a system can shift abruptly into a new, often hard-to-reverse state.

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