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Why do greenhouse gases work? As far as I understand, Earth's temperature emission into space is supposed to only depend on its temperature. Why is reflecting heat back to Earth relevant? Shouldn't the gases themselves heat up and start radiating?

by /u/thetimujin in /r/askscience

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