Climate change not only warms the atmosphere, melts ice caps, and raises sea levels, but also affects space weather. Carbon dioxide traps heat in the lower layers, but at altitudes of 300–400 miles, it cools the atmosphere, making it thinner.

Climate change not only warms the atmosphere, melts ice caps, and raises sea levels, but also affects space weather. Carbon dioxide traps heat in the lower layers, but at altitudes of 300–400 miles, it cools the atmosphere, making it thinner.