what is the greenhouse effect

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  • what is the greenhouse effect?
    natural warming process, caused by a layer of co2 in the atmosphere. there is increasing evidence that the level of co2 is rising which created a warming effect - similarly inside greenhouse
  • how does co2 intensify global warming
    higher concentrations of co2 ( and other greenhouse gases ) trap more infrared energy in atmosphere than occurs naturally. Additional heats further warms atmosphere and earths surface.
  • effects of global warming
    droughts, floods, melting ice caps, rising sea levels, forest fires.