xstonexcold316x on 23 May 2013
Well yes, more gas in the atmosphere means more reflected back into space, but the problem is the heat being trapped in by those same gases. The heat our planet makes itself and the heat that makes it to the surface that gets trapped.
The trapped heat has been mostly soaked up in the upper layer of the oceans which is causing our oceans to expand and bringing more melting to ice caps. By the water expanding it is able to trap more heat because it'll take up more surface area, and then you also have sea level rise to worry about.
But it is good that we are reflecting more solar radiation.. so you win some, you lose some.
