N°1 - Solar energy

Ce dossier en langue anglaise est identique au dossier "Réchauffement climatique - Partie 2"

Our planet receives 342 [W/m²] of solar energy (*), 235 of which contribute to its thermal equilibrium.
(*) Averaged over the year and scaled to the total surface of the earth (continents and oceans) at the surface level.

As long as the planet emits as much heat as it receives from outside (from the sun), or from inside (from the center of the earth or from human activity), its temperature remains constant.

Therefore, prior to the ...