Greenhouse Gases - Global Warming: The Earth's Surface

Explore the fundamental role of greenhouse gases in Earth's climate system through this 10-minute lecture from Columbia University's Frontiers of Science program. Learn how greenhouse gases affect the balance between incoming and outgoing energy that determines Earth's temperature, and understand their critical function in global warming processes. Examine the scientific mechanisms behind greenhouse gas behavior and their impact on the Earth's surface temperature as part of a comprehensive investigation into climate science that compares recent conditions with historical climate records spanning thousands to millions of years.