Sunday, December 09, 2007

Causes of the Greenhouse Effect


The Greenhouse effect is a much debated issue. Here are some details about the causes of the Greenhouse effect.

Humankind has progressed a lot over the years. However, this progress has come at a cost of the exploitation of nature many a times. Humans are the main reason for the pollution in nature.

Global warming has been a matter of concern for many years, with various man-made machines now contributing to Global Warming.

One of the main causes of Global Warming is the Green house effect. When the emission of infra-red radiation in the atmosphere warms a planet's surface, it is known as the Green House Effect. The Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomena occurring on planet Earth.

There are natural as well as human-made causes of the greenhouse effect. The natural causes of the Green house effect are the emissions of gases like nitrous oxide, carbon-di-oxide, methane, ozone and water vapour.

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