The Earth is getting warmer because of the greenhouse effect whereby infrared radiation is trapped in the earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, instead of escaping into space. Human activity has caused a rise in the...
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The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon and not a bad thing as many non-scientists assume. Without it the planet would be permanently ice-locked with an average global temperature of around -15 degrees Celsius. Although there is much less methane...
“The largest source of CO2 emissions globally is the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas in power plants, automobiles, industrial facilities and other sources.” Yet, the EPA has failed to recognize the dangers of greenhouse gases to...
Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. There are other gases, both natural and man-made, that also add to the greenhouse effect. Some of these gases even have a greater global warming potential than carbon dioxide...
