The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

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Global Warming Earth Summit

Fact Sheet

 

 

 

The Greenhouse Effect and

Global Warming

The greenhouse effect is a natural process that

keeps the planet warm enough to sustain life. When sunlight enters the

earth's atmosphere, some of it turns into heat energy. This heat is

then absorbed by the surrounding air, water and land which in turn

makes the surface of the planet warm. As the earth gets warmer, it

radiates some of the heat back into space. But as this heat tries to

escape the atmosphere, some of it is absorbed by greenhouse gases

-- CO2, methane and water vapor. Instead of escaping the

atmosphere, the heat is reradiated back to earth, warming the earth's

surface. The Global Warming Theory maintains that human greenhouse gas

emissions are so large that they are accelerating the natural

greenhouse effect, causing heat to be trapped in our atmosphere and

warming the planet beyond acceptable levels. The scientific community

is still divided on whether or not this process is underway.

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http://www.nationalcenter.org/KyotoFactSheet.html