Carbon dioxide acts like a heat-trapping blanket, warming our planet in a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect.
Play NOVA's Polar Lab to find out what too much CO2 in our atmosphere may mean for our planet: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/la...

Production Credits:
Hosted by: Caitlin Saks
Production by: Ari Daniel & Lorena Lyon
Camera: Emily Zendt
NOVA Labs Editorial Director: David Condon

Additional Visuals: Mitch Butler, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Shutterstock, Videoblocks
Music: APM

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