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Carbon dioxide. The main greenhouse gas is actually water vapor, but it appears to be self regulating, and not contributing to global warming. Methane (CH4) is a more potent gas than CO2, but again the sheer volume of CO2 released annually from fossil sources is the gas considered to be most responsible for measured climate change.
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∙ 12y agoThe earth has been warmed for millions of years by the greenhouse effect, supported by the carbon and water cycles. This is natural and ongoing.
Global Warming is the rapid warming that has been occurring since the Industrial Age when man started burning fossil fuels and seriously cutting down forests.
The greenhouse gas which is the biggest contributor to Global Warming is carbon dioxide, released from the fossil fuels, and no longer sufficiently absorbed by the great forests of the world.
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∙ 12y agoThe primary greenhouse gases are:
- Water vapor (H2O)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Methane (CH4)
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∙ 12y agocarbon dioxide gas contributes the most to global warming
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∙ 12y agoCarbon Dioxide
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What is Different gas that affect global warming?
The main gases which affects global warming are: 1.Carbon-di-oxide2.Methane3.Nitrous oxide
What gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect during global warming?
The gas which we can do most to prevent, and the one that is causing the increase in temperatures, is carbon dioxide.
How do power stations cause global warming?
Power stations contribute to global warming if they use fossil fuels (coal, oil or natural gas) to generate their electricity. Burning fossil fuels is recognised as one of the two main causes of global warming (the other is deforestation). Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas which is accumulating in the atmosphere and causing global warming.
What is the primary gas in the atmosphere responsible for the greenhouse effect?
Water Vapor is the gas that is largely responsible for the natural greenhouse effect that has warmed the earth for millions of years.Carbon dioxide is the gas that is largely responsible for the present accelerated greenhouse effect that is causing global warming.
Will greenhouse gas effect global warming?
yes, increases in greenhouse gasses are the dominant cause of global warming.
The gas predominantly responsible for global warming?
... Is carbon dioxide (CO2).
Which gas traps heat and helps cause global warming?
All greenhouse gases trap heat. The one most responsible for global warming is Carbon Dioxide.
What is Different gas that affect global warming?
The main gases which affects global warming are: 1.Carbon-di-oxide2.Methane3.Nitrous oxide
Which gas in the air is responsible for global warming?
Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas that is the reason for global warming. Another view: Water vapor is far and away the major gas in terms of global warming's additional heating of the planet. Carbon Dioxide increases alone can not cause the full increase that is currently believed to be happening. Additional water vapor, the earth's primary greenhouse gas, has to be calculated into the equation to account for the increase.
How much damage does global warming cause?
methane gas and flooding are to main reasons
What are the global problems of clearing forests and increased gas emissions from factories and motor vehicles?
The main global problems of clearing forests and increased gas emissions are global warming and acid rain. The clearing of forests means additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, causing global warming. Increased gas emissions also contribute to global warming and acid rain.
Could men going to the moon be responsible for global warming?
No, men travelling to the moon would have very little effect on global warming. Emissions from spacecraft do add carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere, but not much more than an aeroplane. Emissions from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is the main cause of global warming.
What gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect during global warming?
The gas which we can do most to prevent, and the one that is causing the increase in temperatures, is carbon dioxide.
What theory has humans as the main cause of global warming?
Anthropogenic Global Warming - that humans are causing global warming by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, which releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that has been hidden underground for millions of years.
What is man's role in global warming?
Humans are responsible for serious deforestation as well as the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). Climate scientists agree that this is what is causing global warming and climate change.
How do power stations cause global warming?
Power stations contribute to global warming if they use fossil fuels (coal, oil or natural gas) to generate their electricity. Burning fossil fuels is recognised as one of the two main causes of global warming (the other is deforestation). Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas which is accumulating in the atmosphere and causing global warming.
How bad is the US in global warming?
China has recently overtaken the US in annualcarbon dioxide emissions, but the US still has the highest historical levels. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas responsible for global warming and climate change.
