Global+warming+and+the+greenhouse+effect

=How much do you really know about global warming and the greenhouse effect?=

First of what is the Greenhouse effect in the first place?
The greenhouse effect is the warming of the earth do to greenhouse gasses. Since greenhouse gasses stay in the atmosphere they absorb and distribute any heat from the sun that the earth was not able to absorb all at one time. This is why it is called the greenhouse effect, because a greenhouse holds in heat, like the diagram shows above.

Does the Greenhouse effect help or hurt the environment?
The truth is that the greenhouse effect mostly helps the environment. Although humans have added large amounts of greenhouse gasses to the environment which has resulted in the earth’s temperature going up slightly more than normal. But the truth is, without greenhouse gasses the earth’s temperature would be an average -18 degrees Celsius, instead of 15 degrees Celsius.

What are some of the most well known greenhouse gasses?
There are many different types of greenhouse gases. These gasses include CO2 (carbon dioxide), CFxCLx (chlorofluorocarbons), N2O (nitrous oxide), Methane, and many others. Out of these gasses, the most prominent one in the atmosphere is CO2.

How are greenhouse gases produced?
Greenhouse gasses are not only produced by factories or humans for that matter. Unlike most people think, Greenhouse gasses have to be produced by sources other than humans because greenhouse gasses have been around before the age of humanity.

How do Greenhouse gasses affect the climate?
Many people think that greenhouse gasses only make the global climate warmer then it is today. But the truth is greenhouse gasses are what keep the earth at the temperature it is now. Greenhouse gasses keep the earth’s global temperature at a warm 15 degrees Celsius. Without the greenhouse gasses the earth’s global temperature would be at -18 degrees Celsius, which would be inhospitable for humans.



How have Greenhouse gasses affected climate in the past Century?
The truth is that in the past century as a result of global warming and the greenhouse effect the earth has only warmed by 1 degree Celsius. This is surprising to some people because many people think that the earth is a lot warmer than it used to be. But in the future, if humans keep emitting the amount of greenhouse gasses that we are now, the earth will become much warmer, which would put many species on earth in danger.