The document discusses the greenhouse effect, where greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and warm the planet. Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be too cold to support life. However, increased greenhouse gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels are enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing the planet to warm to dangerous levels.
The document discusses the greenhouse effect, where greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and warm the planet. Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be too cold to support life. However, increased greenhouse gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels are enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing the planet to warm to dangerous levels.
The document discusses the greenhouse effect, where greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and warm the planet. Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be too cold to support life. However, increased greenhouse gases from human activities like burning fossil fuels are enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing the planet to warm to dangerous levels.