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EarthHuman0exe t1_jcodqyp wrote

Reply to comment by Jarlentium in How do greenhouses actually work? by _Dnikeb

Greenhouse gasses may be the misnomer as greenhouse gasses are just CO2 and water vapour no?

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loki130 t1_jcoq0lp wrote

Those are the most important in Earth's atmosphere, but methane, ozone, and NO2 also contribute, and there are numerous other gasses that could act as greenhouse gasses (and some cases where certain combinations of gasses can have a stronger greenhouse effect than either alone).

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