Greenhouse Gas

Greenhouse gasses are gasses that trap heat and infrared radiation in the atmosphere. On Earth they include water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and ozone. Even with the level of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere rising, at least we don't look like Venus with temperatures in the 400 - 800 degree Fahrenheit range.

About Greenhouse Gas

Greenhouse gases are not all bad, in fact they are one of the things that make life possible on Earth. Without those gases the Earth would be about 60 degrees Fahrenheit colder than it is today. Naturally they are emitted by volcanoes, the oceans, naturally occurring forest fires and geysers.

Since the industrial revolution began, we have started down the road of too much of a good thing. The burning of coal and oil en-mass, the production of plastics and metal alloys, the building of roads, the heating of buildings, driving our cars, motorcycles, almost everything we do emits greenhouse gases.

Some gasses will be absorbed by the Earth and the oceans. Trees and plants will use some of the carbon dioxide for respiration, providing we don't destroy the all. However the high concentrations of gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide could result in the melting of ice-caps and glaciers which in turn could result in the rise of sea-levels if gone unchecked.

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