GLOBAL WARMING
Global Warming occurs as a result of increased
concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main
greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
oxide and ozone. These gases do now allow all the radiations from the
Earth to escape back info space. This is known as the Greenhouse Effect.
This trapped radiation or heat helps to keep the Earth at a constant
temperature. Greenhouse effect is thus very important to main the
temperature of the Earth at a habitable level.
Over the past few 100 years, human have been burning
trees and fissile fuels, thereby releasing millions of tones of carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere. The increased level of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere has caused the temperature of the Earth to rise. This,
in turn, causes more water to evaporate into the atmosphere. Water
vapor is also very good at absorbing heat. This cause the Earth’s
atmosphere to become even warmer. Scientist has called this effect
‘Global Warming’. They have warned that Global Warming could shift
rainfall patterns, raise the sea level and alter the ecological balance.
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