Greenhousing The Wrong Way

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Greenhousing the Wrong Way

Greenhousing the Wrong Way

By Andy & Luke

Exactly what is the "Greenhouse Effect?"

     The "Greenhouse Effect" is the common name given to global warming.  The
effect is named so due to its similarities to the function of a greenhouse.
Heat from the sun is allowed into our atmosphere, and then bounces off of the
Earth and heads back out to space.  But now that we have a wall of Carbon
Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, and CFC's, the sun's heat rays bounce back
towards the Earth.  The continuous burning of fossil fuels and the rain forests
is causing excess amounts of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere.
     Carbon dioxide acts as the walls of a greenhouse that encompasses the
whole world, trapping heat into the atmosphere.  The thickening of the blanket
is causing more heat to be trapped resulting in the warming of the earth.  One
great example of the Greenhouse Effect is the planet Venus.  Venus's atmosphere
had a thick layer of CO2, giving the planet's surface a temperature warm enough
to melt lead. So What Does All This "Greenhouse" Stuff Have To Do With Me?
     As the temperatures rise, the waters get warmer and begin the melting
process of the polar ice caps (Popular Science).
     Long term predictions of Global warming say that the melting of the
polar ice caps will continue causing ocean waters to rise, resulting in massive
coastal flooding of major cities such as Los Angeles and Miami.
     If the next century's warming stays at a low end of estimates, the
cons...

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