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    Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere and cause the greenhouse effect. While greenhouse gases help maintain a livable temperature on Earth, the buildup of these gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change. The negative effects of increased greenhouse gases include extreme weather, rising sea levels, wildfires, droughts, spread of diseases, and more frequent natural disasters.

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    Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere and cause the greenhouse effect. While greenhouse gases help maintain a livable temperature on Earth, the buildup of these gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change. The negative effects of increased greenhouse gases include extreme weather, rising sea levels, wildfires, droughts, spread of diseases, and more frequent natural disasters.

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    Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere and cause the greenhouse effect. While greenhouse gases help maintain a livable temperature on Earth, the buildup of these gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change. The negative effects of increased greenhouse gases include extreme weather, rising sea levels, wildfires, droughts, spread of diseases, and more frequent natural disasters.

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    Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere and cause the greenhouse effect. While greenhouse gases help maintain a livable temperature on Earth, the buildup of these gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change. The negative effects of increased greenhouse gases include extreme weather, rising sea levels, wildfires, droughts, spread of diseases, and more frequent natural disasters.

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    Greenhouse Gases

    and Its Effects

    Cabras, Wiljean C.
    2nd Year BSED-SOCIAL STUDIES
    What is Greenhouse Gases?

     It is a group of compounds that are able to trap heat in


    the atmosphere keeping the earth surface warmer.

     It also absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal


    infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. 
    What are the Greenhouse Gases?

     Carbon Dioxide (CO²)- it is emmited whenever coal, oil, natural gas


    and other carbon-rich fossil fuels are burned.

     Methane (CH⁴)- caused by decomposition of plant matter, and is


    released from landfills and rice paddies. Cattle also release methane.

     Nitrous Oxide (N²O)- released from bacteria in soil. Modern


    agricultural practices-tilling and soil cultivation, livestock waste
    management and the use of nitrogen-rich fertilizers—contribute
    significantly to nitrous axide emissions.
    What is Greenhouse Effect?

     It is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.


     The process goes when the sun emits radiation to warm up
    the planet.
     When the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s atmosphere,
    some of it is reflected back to space and the rest is
    absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases.
     The trapped heat or absorbed energy warms the atmosphere
    and surface of the earth.
    What greenhouse effect looks like?
    What are the effects of Greenhouse Gases?

    POSITIVE EFFECTS

     Maintain Temperature Levels- it warms the planet to its


    comfortable average of 59 degrees fahrenheit (15 degrees
    celsius) and keeps life on earth liveable. Too little or
    without greenhouse gases, earth will be freezing.

     Block Harmful Radiations- greenhouse gases help in


    harmful solar radiation from reaching the planet’s surface.
    What are the effects of Greenhouse Gases?

    NEGATIVE EFFECTS

     Global Warming- as these greenhouse gases in the


    atmosphere continue to build up, it can cause the Earth
    and our oceans warm up and makes the climate change.
    The climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions
    also contributes to extreme weather, wildfires, droughts
    and food supply disruptions.
    What are the effects of Greenhouse Gases?

     Spread of Diseases- when the temperature rises rapidly,


    it causes diseases like malaria, dengue, cholera and other
    cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

     Natural Disaster- too much of the greenhouse gases and


    heat can lead to melting of glaciers. Melting glaciers add
    to rising sea levels, which in turn increases coastal erosion
    and elevates storm surge as warming air and ocean
    temperatures create more frequent and intense coastal
    storms like hurricanes and typhoons.

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