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There are numerous "greenhouse" gases. Water vapor is the most abundant of these, followed by carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and others.
In the past century humans have been busy pumping up earth's carbon dioxide levels, and this has resulted in measurable increases in earth's average temperature.
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∙ 12y agoThe gas is Carbon Dioxide, held underground for millions of years, but now released from burning fossil fuels. It has overwhelmed the natural carbon cycle and is causing an accelerated greenhouse effect, which is warming the planet.
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∙ 8y agoThe main gas that causes global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2). It is one of the greenhouse gases that we are responsible for. The other gas is methane, also largely caused by human activity.
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∙ 12y agoCarbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas that is the main contributor to anthropogenic (man-made) global warming.
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∙ 8y agoCarbon dioxide is the main gas causing global warming.
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∙ 10y agoCarbon dioxide (CO2).
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How burning of kerosene harmful to the earth?
It releases carbon dioxide. This gas causes global warming.
What could increase average global temperatures?
Global warming. Possibly pollution such as gas in a car.
Which gas released from the burning of fossil fuels is the gas that contributes to global warming?
The gas released from the burning of fossil fuels that contributes to global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2).
Which of these causes the other - global warming and the hole in the ozone layer?
Neither. Global warming has nothing to do with the hole in the ozone layer. The hole in the ozone layer has nothing to do with global warming.
What were the causes of the somerset floods?
The causes of the Somerset floods is global warming.
What causes the arctic global warming?
All (current) global warming is the result of an increased abundance of heat trapping gas. As the arctic regions warm, methane gas trapped in permafrost soil is being released, accelerating the global warming effect.
Does oxide of nitrogen deplete ozone?
YES, IT DOES. It is a greenhouse gas. It causes global warming. It then causes ozone depletion.
Can the ozone layer cause global warming?
Ozone depletion causes global warming. This then causes global temperature to change.
How burning of kerosene harmful to the earth?
It releases carbon dioxide. This gas causes global warming.
What element when oxidised causes global warming?
Carbon (C), when oxidised, becomes carbon dioxide (CO2), a powerful greenhouse gas causing global warming and climate change.
What does co2 have to do with science?
co2 is the gas that we exhale. Scientist's think this gas causes global warming. ( plants filter co2 )
What are three possible causes of climate?
Global warming is causing climate change.Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is causing global warming.Cutting down forests is causing global warming.
How is pollution affecting the ozone layer?
Pollution causes global warming. This global warming causes ozone depletion.
How does the function of ozone related to flooding?
Ozone depletion causes global warming. Global warming causes floods.
What do fossil fuels release that causes a problem?
Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is causing global warming.
How is the world affected by fossil fuels?
When we burn gas that is produced from fossil fuel, this causes our world getting in a danger situation causing global warming. Global warming causes the polar bears to drown and it makes the world hotter.
What are the causes of global warming in the Arctic?
The causes of global warming in the Arctic are the same as anywhere in the world.Global warming is the recent rapid warming of the earth, caused by the human activities of deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity. This burning releases carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, which is building up in the atmosphere.
