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What's Earth's energy balance?
Earth's energy balance is the equilibrium between the energy the planet receives from the sun and the energy it radiates back into space. When this balance shifts, Earth either warms up or cools down. The story highlights how AMOC changes influenced this balance by altering how much radiation Earth absorbed or reflected.
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