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Climate System Basics
Understand what drives climate
This guide builds climate system intuition: how solar energy enters and leaves, how greenhouse gases trap heat, how oceans store and move energy, and how feedbacks amplify or dampen changes.
- climate system
- greenhouse effect
- energy balance
- oceans
- feedbacks
Energy in vs out
Climate is shaped by incoming solar energy and outgoing infrared radiation; imbalance changes temperature.
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases absorb and re-emit infrared radiation, raising surface temperatures.
Oceans and circulation
Oceans store heat and move it via currents, influencing regional climate and variability.
Feedbacks
Ice-albedo and water vapor can amplify warming; clouds can amplify or dampen depending on type and altitude.
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Citizen Science Getting Started
Participate in real studies with simple tools and protocols.
How it works
Immune Response
See how barriers, immune cells, and antibodies coordinate to detect threats and clear infections.
Why it matters
Climate Resilience
Climate resilience reduces damage from climate-related hazards and speeds recovery.
Comparison
Mitosis vs Meiosis
Mitosis makes matching cells for growth and repair, while meiosis creates sex cells and introduces genetic variation.