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Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect - Quanta Science Podcast

Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect - Quanta Science Podcast

Update: 2025-01-15
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Carbon dioxide’s powerful heat-trapping effect has been traced to a quirk of its quantum structure. The finding may explain climate change better than any computer model.

The post Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect - Quanta Science Podcast

Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect - Quanta Science Podcast