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How do sunspots affect global warming?

Answer 1

They don't.

The only differences between sun spots are in their number and size; otherwise, they are always present and have no relationship to one another.

Not only do sun spots not contribute to this process, but carbon dioxide and other pollutants—such as dust in the atmosphere—act as a blanket above the earth, trapping heat instead of allowing it to radiate back into space, which is the primary cause of global warming.

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Answer 2

Madeline Arroyo

The variation in solar radiation caused by sunspot activity is not a major factor in global warming; on the other hand, the impact of greenhouse gases on Earth's climate is much greater.

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