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greenhouse effect n 1. (Physics / General Physics) an effect occurring in greenhouses, etc., in which radiant heat from the sun passes through the glass warming the contents, the radiant heat from inside being trapped by the glass 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the application of this effect to a planet's atmosphere; carbon dioxide and some other gases in the planet's atmosphere can absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the planet's surface as a result of exposure to solar radiation, thus increasing the mean temperature of the planet
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| 8% of the emission of greenhouse effect gas produced by the company in fiscal 2005. So while the greenhouse effect has been warming the planet, global dimming has cooled it a bit, which means that global warming is occurring faster than anyone realized. For instance, Sussman explains mow heat energy from the sun is converted into the moving energy of the wind, how it evaporates water to power the water cycle, and how it's trapped on Earth by the greenhouse effect. |
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