Greenhouse Effect

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Takeaways Increasing Greenhouses Gases Are Warming the Planet Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-20th century to…

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Steamy Relationships: How Atmospheric Water Vapor Amplifies Earth’s Greenhouse Effect

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Water vapor is Earth’s most abundant greenhouse gas. It’s responsible for about half of Earth’s greenhouse effect — the process…

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The greenhouse effect is the process through which heat is trapped near Earth’s surface by substances known as ‘greenhouse gases.’…

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