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The greenhouse gas effect and carbon sinks

This video explains the greenhouse gas effect and carbon sinks.

This short animation outlines the greenhouse effect – the gases that collect in the atmosphere and lead to the warming of the Earth. It also considers how carbon sinks absorb some of those gases to help reduce the amount of warming we experience.

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