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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