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Moon vs. Earth: What gives?

Moon vs. Earth: What gives? | THE MOON IS A BARREN WASTELAND; EITHER SCORCHING HOT OR FREEZING COLD DEPENDING ON WHERE THE SUNLIGHT FALLS. THE EARTH IS A LUSH PARADISE WITH A RELATIVELY STABLE TEMPERATURE; DESPITE BEING THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE SUN. WHAT EXPLAINS THIS? WE HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE! AND IF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ALREADY UNDERSTAND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT! | image tagged in earth,greenhouse effect,climate,moon,life,science | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1,035 views 1 upvote Made by KylieFan_89 5 years ago in politics
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You put up another disingenuous meme, why?

Which states that "Most radiation is absorbed by the earth surface" and that is a lie.

Under 25 % @ 22% is the absorption percentage of solar radiation going directly to Earths surface according to my Columbia University Article.

How do you write most? or did you borrow the pictorial information? It is misleading to say the least, whoever produced it.

For your consideration please view the following rough table.

The budget of solar radiation is as follows:

Percentage Reflected 35
Absorbed by atmosphere 17.5
Scattered to the Earth from blue sky 10.5
Scattered to the Earth from clouds 14.5
Radiation going directly to Earth's surface 22.5

100

So 52.5% of solar radiation never reaches earth in any form. Therefore most radiation is never reaching earth. Your pictorial information reeks of alarmism.
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Your keying in on the word "most" is rather pedantic and has nothing to do with any point I'm making.

This meme is about the greenhouse effect, period. I rather deliberately this time avoided mentioning the contentious subject of global warming, climate change, or what-have-you.

The picture (which I borrowed) is a basic illustration of a natural phenomenon. It is almost certainly intended for elementary school students rather than Columbia University Ph.D's. It does not reek of alarmism, except perhaps to someone predisposed to view a basic illustration like this as an attempt at brainwashing.

Though you take issue with the word "most," the basic description of this phenomenon is accurate.
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"Your keying in on the word "most" is rather pedantic and has nothing to do with any point I'm making."
Sure then the points your making are devoid of accuracy and only aim to show the approximate process. I get it.

If you were presenting accurate information then I wouldn't say Alarmism.

No point worrying about your aspersions on me. I'm not the brainwashed or the brainwasher, but we know your number.
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“Brainwashed!” “Devoid of accuracy!” Haha. I knew it.

Check my source below. The one minor point you tried to catch me on this time and labeled as “alarmist” is not the slam-dunk you thought it was.

Good try and see you again next time.
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This source says the percentage absorbed by the earth’s surface is 51%.

http://www.ces.fau.edu/nasa/module-2/energy-budget.php
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'Of the radiant energy reaching the top of the atmosphere, 46 percent is absorbed by Earth’s surface on average, but this value varies significantly from place to place, depending on cloudiness, surface type, and elevation. If there is persistent cloud cover, as exists in some equatorial regions, much of the incident solar radiation is scattered back to space, and very little is absorbed by Earth’s surface. Water surfaces have low reflectivity (4–10 percent), except in low solar elevations, and are the most efficient absorbers.'

https://www.britannica.com/science/climate-meteorology/Effects-of-the-atmosphere

See the problem with all this, I can find alternative facts from authorative sources too. The devil is in the details despite your claims of otherwise. "46% is absorbed on average"

No need to go on. If you think you got some upper hand, congratulations. I wont waste anymore of our time.
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    THE MOON IS A BARREN WASTELAND; EITHER SCORCHING HOT OR FREEZING COLD DEPENDING ON WHERE THE SUNLIGHT FALLS. THE EARTH IS A LUSH PARADISE WITH A RELATIVELY STABLE TEMPERATURE; DESPITE BEING THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE SUN. WHAT EXPLAINS THIS? WE HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE! AND IF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ALREADY UNDERSTAND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT!