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The greenhouse effect is the way the greenhouse gases (water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane etc) in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat to keep the planet warm. This effect is supported by the water and carbon cycles of the earth, and has been going on since life began.
Global Warming is the warming of the earth during the past 200 years but especially since about 1970. Man discovered and started burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that had been hidden away for millions of years. This extra CO2 is disrupting the natural greenhouse effect and is causing the enhanced greenhouse effect.
It is this enhanced, or accelerated, greenhouse effect that is responsible for global warming.
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Global warming, as the word has been used in recent years, is an increase in average temperature of the earth due to an increase of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gasses are gases that trap a great deal of heat. These include CO2 and Methane. Anthropogenic global warming is a certain type of global warming caused by human production of greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and by deforestation.
The Greenhouse effect is the phenomenon of heat from the sun being trapped by greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere.
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Which effect is responsible for global warming?
The enhanced greenhouse effect in our atmosphere is believed to be causing global warming.
How does the enhanced greenhouse effect affect the earth's climate?
The enhanced greenhouse effect is causing global warming. Global warming is producing climate change, serious changes in the climate of the earth. See the related question below.
What name is given to warming of the earth due to increased levels of carbon dioxide?
The warming of the earth due to increased levels of carbon dioxide is called the Greenhouse effect. Global warming is a result of the greenhouse effect.
Do greenhouse gasses help global warming?
They don't help with global warming naturally but the large buildup of greenhouse gases does assist with global warming.
What are your reactions regarding to greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm enough for life. We really need it. The enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming is what we need to stop!
Will greenhouse gas effect global warming?
yes, increases in greenhouse gasses are the dominant cause of global warming.
Which effect is responsible for global warming?
The enhanced greenhouse effect in our atmosphere is believed to be causing global warming.
What gases cause global warming and how?
Greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide and methane, mostly) cause global warming by increasing their levels in the atmosphere. This turns the benign greenhouse effect into an accelerated greenhouse effect which is causing global warming.
What natural greenhouse gases are associated with greenhouse effect?
global warming
What environmental issue is related to the greenhouse effect?
Global Warming... Global Warming is caused by Carbon Dioxide being trapped in the Earth's atmosphere. AKA the greenhouse effect.
What is the greenhouse effect called?
the green house effect called global warming,and the global warming is increasing day-by-day.
What is the another term for the greenhouse effect?
Global warming, but the two terms are not the same.The natural greenhouse effect keeps the planet warm.The enhanced greenhouse effect causes global warming.Global warming causes climate change.
How is global warming working?
The greenhouse effect is the trapping of heat by certain gases that have been identified as helping retain heat on our planet. The runaway greenhouse effect is causing global warming.
Does the greenhouse effect only effect the Venus?
No. That's what global warming is caused by.
What does the greenhouse effect refer to?
Global Warming and Heat
How ozone layer is damaged by greenhouse effect?
Global warming causes greenhouse effect. It then causes ozone depletion.
What do humans do to effect the greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse effect keeps us all warm enough for life.The enhanced greenhouse effect causes global warming.
