greenhouse warming
Trapped heat effect
Greenhouse warming is the heating of Earth's atmosphere caused by gases that trap solar radiation—carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor act like greenhouse glass, letting sunlight in but preventing heat from escaping.
The term often appears in discussions of climate change: Greenhouse warming has accelerated since the industrial revolution.
- global heatingEarth's increasing average temperature
- rising temperaturesIncreasing heat levels
- water vaporH₂O in gaseous state
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- emissionsSubstances released into air
fossil fuels · fossil fuel industry · carbon footprint · heat island · troposphere · methane · melting ice caps · polar bears · carbon dioxide · infrared radiation · thermal expansion · sea level rise · feedback loop · tipping point · droughts · extreme weather events · weather patterns · renewable energy
greenhouse warmingglobal cooling
Theorized planetary temperature decrease
ice age · glaciation · nuclear winter · volcanic winter · cooling trend
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