What is the link between greenhouse effect and global warming?

Answer 1

Global warming is the direct result of the greenhouse effect. Without carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to act as a greenhouse gas, the world would be some 30 degrees colder than at present and life as we know it would be impossible. So the greenhouse effect is essential for human existence.

It is the anthropogenic increase in greenhouse gases that is now causing concern. The present average global temperature is just about right for human comfort and civilisation. Greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to a rise in average global temperatures to a point that will have serious economic and social impacts on our lifestyle.

Answer 2

The greenhouse effect is the natural way the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hold in the sun's heat and keep the earth warm. The earth's carbon and water cycles have been keeping this balanced for millions of years.

The enhanced greenhouse effect (or accelerated greenhouse effect) is the warming effect caused by all the extracarbon dioxide put into the atmosphere in the past 200 years, from man burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).

This enhanced Greenhouse effect is causing Global Warming.

A:These Six main gases considered to be contributing to global climate change are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) (which is 20 times as potent a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide) and nitrous oxide (N2O), plus three fluorinated industrial gases: hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). Water vapor is also considered a greenhouse gas. If the greenhouse effect becomes stronger, then more heat gets trapped than needed, and the Earth might become less habitable for humans, plants and animals. A:The greenhouse effect is the cause of global warming.

Global warming, in theory, is one of the outcomes of the Greenhouse Effect.

Well, the relationship between global warming and the greenhouse effect is that the greenhouse effect is part of the cause or you could say that it is a contributor to global warming.

The greenhouse effect is when radiation from the sun gets trapped in Earth's atmosphere. This causes the air to heat up. This heating of Earth's atmosphere contributes to global warming.

The Ultraviolet light from the Sun heats the Earth, like in a greenhouse. The more production of carbon dioxide, the more heat get's trapped in the atmosphere. In a greenhouse, the heat get's trapped inside because of the layers of glass.

A:The "greenhouse effect" is the mechanism causing global warming. The strength of the "greenhouse effect" is proportional to the concentrations of "greenhouse" gasses (water vapour, Carbon Dioxide and Methane) present in Earth's atmosphere.

Answer 3

There is a natural greenhouse effect which has kept the earth warm enough for life for millions of years. This has nothing to do with global warming.

The increased levels of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have been caused by humans burning fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide which has been out of circulation for millions of years. The increased levels have produced an enhanced greenhouse effect, and this is causing global warming.

Answer 4

Global warming is the direct result of the greenhouse effect. Without carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to act as a greenhouse gas, the world would be some 30 degrees colder than at present and life as we know it would be impossible. However, by increasing the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, we create an enhanced greenhouse effect, which is causing average global temperatures to rise.

Rising temperatures are causing the sea levels to rise and causing other climate changes such as more prolonged droughts, more severe floods and more intense storm events.

Answer 5

The greenhouse effect causes Incident Solar Heat Radiation to not be reflected back into outer space so that it is contained [and hence retained] by Our Atmosphere and, hence, the [Our] Biosphere.

Answer 6

The global warming which is occurring now is the result of greenhouse effect. In the past, global warming has sometimes occurred because of increases in solar output, and there can be orbital factors, but these have not contributed to the current changes.

More specifically, increase in "greenhouse gases" has caused a greater amount of the infrared radiation from earth and all of its surface features to be captured in the atmosphere and changed into heat instead of escaping to outer space. Therefore, Earth's temperature must rise until energy in equals energy out.

There are many greenhouse gases, but the major ones are carbon dioxide which results from burning carbon containing matter, methane which is a digestive product created by animals, humans included, and goes up as human and animal populations increase, and water vapor.

In summary, the relationship is cause and effect.

It has been popular to handle this:

1. By shooting the messenger, or
2. By sticking one's head under something and saying, "What Warming?

A better response is required.

Answer 7

The greenhouse effect is a natural process where gases like carbon dioxide trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. However, human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, have increased the concentration of these gases, leading to an enhanced greenhouse effect and global warming. Global warming refers to the overall increase in Earth's average temperature, largely attributed to human activities contributing to the greenhouse effect.

Answer 8

Green house gasses stop heat rays from the sun leaving the earth and so let them continually heat up the earth. Thus causing the planet's temperature to rise. Hence global warming.

Answer 9

the theory of the green house effect is the chemicals we release trap warm are thats exiting the atmosphere and reflect it back causing global warming