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Ryan is writing a short summary, the topic is how the burning of fossil fuels creates global warming.Read below; *When the burning of fossil fuels release co2 into the air, the air traps the heat which stays in the atmosphere for a long time, which in turn causes climate change and global warming.Is Ryan correct? Yes or no? If not, explain what needs to be reworded so it’s more accurate^ when you answer, make sure you use your own original words, as I would rather you explain/clarify it for me, If you use someone else’s words, make sure you reword it so it is more like your own

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Remember that atmospheric gases are good absorbers of solar radiation and are important in the warming of the atmosphere. An example of these gases is the greenhouse gases which absorb and emit infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide is a type of greenhouse gas. In the greenhouse effect, the sun's heat that reaches the earth is not bounced back to space in its entirety and remains in a certain percentage in the earth's atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that helps maintain the average level of temperature on the planet's surface. However, climate change occurs due to an exacerbated action of the greenhouse effect, resulting from the increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases. This is a consequence of the intensity of the use or burning of fossil fuels which produce, among many other things, carbon dioxide. The higher the concentration of greenhouse gases, the greater the retention of heat, causing global warming that gives rise to a global change in climate: it is climate change.

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As carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, the excessive release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere produces climatic changes by considerably heating the earth's atmosphere, because this gas is capable of retaining heat. Therefore, it can be concluded that Ryen is correct.

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