How is greenhouse effect produced?
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- 3+ months ago by Rajkr
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A reason given for lengthening melt seasons, changes is an intensification of the greenhouse effect, natural phenomena vital for life on earth. When energy from the sun reaches the earth, about 70 percent is absorbed, heating air, land, and sea. If it were not for this mechanism, the average surface temperature would be about zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius). Eventually, the absorbed heat is released back into space as infrared radiation, preventing the earth from overheating. But when pollutants change the composition of the atmosphere, less heat escapes. This can cause earth’s temperatures to rise.
Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, as well as water vapor.
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