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			== Greenhouse effect ==
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			File:Climate_Change_Schematic.svg\|Climate Change Schematic
			File:Greenhouse_effect_with_energy_flows_shown_by_altitude.svg\|Greenhouse effect with energy flows shown by altitude
			File:18560823_Eunice_Newton_Foote_-_greenhouse_effect.png\|Eunice Newton Foote - greenhouse effect
			File:191203_Furnaces_of_the_world_-_Popular_Mechanics_-_Global_warming.jpg\|Furnaces of the world - Popular Mechanics - Global warming
			File:Climate_Factor_CO₂_(ZDF,_Terra_X).webm\|Climate Factor CO₂ (ZDF, Terra X)
			File:Earth's_heating_rate_since_2005.jpg\|Earth's heating rate since 2005
			File:Mauna_Loa_CO2_monthly_mean_concentration.svg\|Mauna Loa CO2 monthly mean concentration
			File:Solar_spectrum_en.svg\|Solar spectrum
			File:Spectral_Greenhouse_Effect.png\|Spectral Greenhouse Effect
			File:Effective_temperature_for_climate_thermal_radiation.svg\|Effective temperature for climate thermal radiation
			File:Outgoing_radiation_with_and_without_Greenhouse_effect.svg\|Outgoing radiation with and without Greenhouse effect
			File:Spectral_OLR.png\|Spectral OLR
			</gallery>

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'''Greenhouse effect''' is a natural process that warms the Earth’s surface. 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]].

== Overview ==
The absorbed energy warms the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface. This process maintains the Earth’s temperature at around 33 degrees Celsius warmer than it would otherwise be, allowing life on Earth to exist.

== Greenhouse gases ==
[[Greenhouse gases]] in the Earth's atmosphere include [[water vapour]], [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]], [[nitrous oxide]], and [[ozone]]. These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth's surface, some of it is reflected back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat in the atmosphere, causing the Earth's temperature to rise. This is known as the greenhouse effect.

== Human activities and the greenhouse effect ==
Human activities, such as the burning of [[fossil fuels]] and deforestation, have increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This increase in greenhouse gases enhances the greenhouse effect, causing the Earth's temperature to rise even further. This process is known as [[global warming]].

== Impacts of the greenhouse effect ==
The impacts of the enhanced greenhouse effect include rising temperatures, melting ice caps, rising sea levels, and changes in precipitation patterns. These changes can have significant impacts on ecosystems and human societies.

== See also ==
* [[Climate change]]
* [[Global warming]]
* [[Carbon dioxide]]
* [[Methane]]
* [[Ozone]]

== References ==
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			== Greenhouse effect ==
			<gallery>
			File:Climate_Change_Schematic.svg\|Climate Change Schematic
			File:Greenhouse_effect_with_energy_flows_shown_by_altitude.svg\|Greenhouse effect with energy flows shown by altitude
			File:18560823_Eunice_Newton_Foote_-_greenhouse_effect.png\|Eunice Newton Foote - greenhouse effect
			File:191203_Furnaces_of_the_world_-_Popular_Mechanics_-_Global_warming.jpg\|Furnaces of the world - Popular Mechanics - Global warming
			File:Climate_Factor_CO₂_(ZDF,_Terra_X).webm\|Climate Factor CO₂ (ZDF, Terra X)
			File:Earth's_heating_rate_since_2005.jpg\|Earth's heating rate since 2005
			File:Mauna_Loa_CO2_monthly_mean_concentration.svg\|Mauna Loa CO2 monthly mean concentration
			File:Solar_spectrum_en.svg\|Solar spectrum
			File:Spectral_Greenhouse_Effect.png\|Spectral Greenhouse Effect
			File:Effective_temperature_for_climate_thermal_radiation.svg\|Effective temperature for climate thermal radiation
			File:Outgoing_radiation_with_and_without_Greenhouse_effect.svg\|Outgoing radiation with and without Greenhouse effect
			File:Spectral_OLR.png\|Spectral OLR
			</gallery>

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