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Lecture Notes: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth by trapping heat from the sun, but human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations, leading to global warming. This results in environmental impacts such as rising sea levels and extreme weather events. Addressing global warming requires reducing emissions through renewable energy and international agreements like the Paris Agreement.

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Lecture Notes: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth by trapping heat from the sun, but human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations, leading to global warming. This results in environmental impacts such as rising sea levels and extreme weather events. Addressing global warming requires reducing emissions through renewable energy and international agreements like the Paris Agreement.

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Lecture Notes: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth’s surface. When the sun’s energy
reaches the Earth, some of it is reflected back to space, and the rest is absorbed, warming the planet.
The Earth then emits this energy as infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as
carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and water vapor, trap some of this infrared radiation,
preventing it from escaping into space. This trapped heat keeps the Earth’s temperature stable and
suitable for life.

However, human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, have increased
the concentration of these greenhouse gases. This enhancement of the greenhouse effect leads to
more heat being trapped, causing the planet’s average temperature to rise, a phenomenon known as
global warming.

Global warming results in various environmental impacts, including melting glaciers and ice caps,
rising sea levels, more frequent and intense extreme weather events (storms, droughts, heatwaves),
and disruptions to ecosystems and biodiversity.

Addressing global warming requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions through renewable energy
adoption, energy efficiency, reforestation, and changes in agricultural practices. International
agreements like the Paris Agreement aim to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C above
pre-industrial levels.

Understanding the greenhouse effect is fundamental to comprehending climate change and the
urgent need for sustainable practices to protect our planet’s future.

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