Point is, youâre going to want to watch it. Hereâs how: Peak eclipse will be at 2:47 am UT on September 28thâso, 10:47 pm ET on Sunday, September 27th. If youâre in the eastern United States, thatâs good news! You should be able to see the eclipse just fine.
The Environmental Protection Agency declared today that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are harmful to people and the environment. The administration will not ignore science or the law any longer, nor will we avoid the responsibility we owe to our children and our grandchildren, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said.
A greenhouse gas (abbrev. GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about â18 Â°C (0 Â°F), rather than the present average of 15 Â°C (59 Â°F). In the Solar System, the atmospheres of Venus, Mars and Titan also contain gases that cause a greenhouse effect.