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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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The gas predominantly responsible for global warming?

... Is carbon dioxide (CO2).


What is the gas that causes global warming?

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.


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?

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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.


Which gas is thought to contribute to global warming carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide?

Carbon dioxide is the gas that is primarily responsible for global warming. Carbon monoxide, on the other hand, is not a significant greenhouse gas and does not have as large of an impact on the Earth's climate.


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 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 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.


Which gas in the atmosphere Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of heat?

Carbon dioxide is the main gas that contributes to global warming as it traps heat in the atmosphere, leading to an increase in the Earth's temperature.


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.