disadvantages of the Greenhouse effect pdf
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The <strong>Greenhouse</strong> Effect<br />
Explained:<br />
• <strong>Greenhouse</strong> <strong>effect</strong> is <strong>the</strong> mechanism by which<br />
<strong>the</strong>rmal radiation from earth’s surface is<br />
reabsorbed by greenhouse gases and<br />
redirected in all directions. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major<br />
green house gases are water vapour, carbon<br />
dioxide, methane and ozone. Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
gases are poor absorbers <strong>of</strong> solar radiation,<br />
<strong>the</strong>refore allowing much <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> solar energy<br />
to pass through <strong>the</strong> earth’s atmosphere<br />
<strong>the</strong>reby warming up <strong>the</strong> earth’s surface.
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