Climate change and the greenhouse effect
Climate change and the greenhouse
effect
· Radiation from the
sun passes through the earth's atmosphere to heat the earth.
· Heat radiating
from the earth is partially trapped by the atmosphere, keeping the earth warm
while some escape into space.
· Increasing
concentrations of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere occur because of human
activities.
· The increase in
these heat-trapping gases is likely to lead to global climate change which may
include:
·
Temperature
rise
· Sea level rise
· Extreme
weather.
