Earth's Climate - Earth Discover

Artist's representation of a cross-section of magma ascending through the Earth's crust and erupting at the location of the "Yellowstone supervolcano" in central North America.

~100,000: Understanding the Yellowstone Supervolcano – A Dormant Giant

Yellowstone, a dormant supervolcano, last erupted 630,000 years ago and is closely monitored due to its potential to significantly impact the global climate

The Earth's atmosphere functions somewhat like a transparent greenhouse, allowing sunlight to enter and warm the surface, but trapping heat as it exits, thereby warming the atmosphere.

1896: Understanding the Greenhouse Effect – From Fourier to Arrhenius

The Greenhouse Effect, crucial for Earth's habitable climate, was demystified by Joseph Fourier and Svante Arrhenius, who linked it to atmospheric gases and hinted at human-induced climate change