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Introduction Welcome back to our Climate Change Series! In the previous post, we discussed the natural greenhouse effect and its function in maintaining a habitable temperature on Earth. Today, we will look deeper into the human-caused enhancement of the greenhouse effect and its relationship to global warming. We will explore the major greenhouse gases, the effects of rising concentrations, and the effects of global warming. Now, let's dive in!   Understanding the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect The enhanced greenhouse effect is an imbalance in the natural greenhouse effect resulting from human activities. Over the past century, human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, have been releasing vast volumes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These additional greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O), increase the greenhouse effect by trapping more heat and producing a temperature ...

Introduction Welcome to our new climate change and global warming blog series! Over the course of these blog postings, we will delve into the science behind these occurrences, their influence on our planet, and our joint efforts to resist them. Today’s post provides a full introduction to the natural greenhouse effect. What is the Greenhouse Effect? A greenhouse The term " greenhouse effect " may stir up pictures of a lush, sunlit garden surrounded in glass, and this is not entirely incorrect. Our planet has a natural system for maintaining a habitable temperature, similar to a greenhouse . However, instead of glass walls and a ceiling, Earth relies on its atmosphere, a thin blanket of gases that envelops our globe. Diagrammatic representation of the greenhouse effect.  Source: Enclopedia Britannica. When solar energy reaches Earth, a portion of it is reflected back into space, while the remainder is absorbed by the land and oceans. As this absorbed energy warms the Earth, i...