Green House Effect

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Should We Take Immediate Action Against The Green House Effect? The greenhouse effect plays a crucial part in preserving the environment on earth. The use of chemicals given off from different material objects such as cars and aerosol cans throw off the greenhouse effect. Scientists believe that this may offset the earth’s climate in the future by creating holes in the atmosphere. This is known as global warming. Global warming can effect numerous aspects of the environment including water resources, coastal resources, agriculture, In short, the greenhouse effect traps infrared rays given off by the sun under the earth’s atmosphere keeping the earth at a constant temperature allowing it to be habitable. Without it, the earth would stay at a constant temperature of 18 Celsius. It inherited its name because it resembles the way a greenhouse works; the atmosphere imitating the glass from the windows in a greenhouse. Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, choloro fluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone are the major gases that help keep the earth at a constant temperature. . Carbon dioxide is the most important because it is responsible for fifty five percent of the change of the intensity of the earth’s greenhouse effect. The increase of these gases are a result of population growth, industrial development, the increase of cities, and the cutting down of forests. Although the greenhouse effect is important, the increase in all of these things create an unexpected rise in temperature for the ecosystem. By doing this, polar ice caps, scientists believe, may melt creating worldwide flooding. Temperatures on earth have increased approximately 1.4°F since the early 20th century. Over this time period, atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) have notably increased. Both sides in the debate surrounding
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