Greenhouse effect, a warming of Earth's surface and troposphere (the lowest layer of the atmosphere) caused by the presence of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, and certain other gases in the air Of those gases, known as greenhouse gases, water vapour has the largest effect The origins of the term greenhouse effect are unclear French mathematician Joseph Fourier isThe greenhouse effect occurs when certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere (the air around the Earth) trap infrared radiationThis makes the planet become warmer, similar to the way it makes a greenhouse become warmer The greenhouse effect is caused by greenhouse gases;This effect is called globalwarming By burning fossil fuels, industrial societies like Western Europe and the Americas are putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a faster rate than plants can absorb it This is adding to the greenhouse effect, hence an enhanced greenhouse effect occurs, and this may be causing global warming
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