Science Fact of the Month-June 2009

30 06 2009

Global  warming is the increase of the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.This increase results in drastic negative climate changes.Such changes are  usually initiated as a result of  the greenhouse effect.

The greenhouse effect is  when the earth’s atmosphere  traps radiation from the sun due to  the presence of various gases such as Carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour whichallows the atmosphere to absorb   heat radiated from the surface.

Be sure to take a look at  our Enviornmental Tips post in theJuly 2009  icon on the sidebar to find out  various initiatives which can easily be  launched to prevent global warming.

Reference

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/greenhouse%20effect








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