Write a one page essay about what you know about the \"greenhouse effect\" using

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Write a one page essay about what you know about the "greenhouse effect" using other resources (cite any external resources), be sure to talk about what it is, how it works, what gasses are involved, what it contributes to, etc. (You must answer these questions).  In addition, watch the video on Greenhouse gases below. After watching the video be sure to answer these questions as well. What do the scientist remark about vegetation and greenhouse gases? Based on this, what ideas can you come up with to help solve the problem of greenhouses gases. This assignment should be 3/4 to 1 page in length and must be written using full sentences and complete paragraphs. Point form is not permitted.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/greenhouse-gases

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Global warming and greenhouse effect are the major environmental issues catching the attention of everyone because of the clear climate changes. Greenhouse effect is considered as the natural process however going very fast nowadays and has become very serious because of some human activities. Greenhouse effect caused by the green house gases has to do a lot with the global warming. Green house gases are human released gases through many activities like deforestation, industrialization, use of electricity in every area of work, and so many. There are some natural sources of releasing green house gases however they are in balance. Greenhouse effect is continuously altering the temperature of earth’s surface.Such a huge alteration in the temperature causes earth to get warmer day by day which results in the global warming. There are many benefits as well as disadvantages of the greenhouse effect to the lives on earth. In the absence of it, earth may get too cold and in the presence of it, earth may get too hot. Both are the harmful to the living beings so, it is required to keep it in balance. There are many causes of the greenhouse effect. Three of them are most common and major cause of greenhouse effect which are CO2, water vapour, and methane. Water vapour is known as natural atmospheric gas however highly strong to absorb sun rays heat. 80 percent of the total natural greenhouse warming is caused by the water vapour and left 20 percent by other gasses.Carbon dioxide gas is considered as the second biggest heat absorber on the earth which absorbs heat from sun rays. The major reason of CO2 emission is human activities affecting the level of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere. Deforestation and fossil fuels burning are the main human made reasons for CO2 emission. This continuous in carbon dioxide and other gases causes earth’s temperature to increase and make it warmer than before. Methane is more powerful than CO2 and can absorb 25 times more infrared radiations. This gas is created by the biological activities like digestive process of domestic animals, rice cultivation, leakage in domestic and industrial gas lines, etc. according to the Environmental Media Services Organization, it is found that only through the greenhouse effect the earth’s surface temperature may increase by 6 degrees by the year 2100. Global warming is affecting the whole ecological balance, sea level, corals reefs, marine life, plants, human beings, etc

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