Greenhouse Effect
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The document discusses the greenhouse effect and how it works. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and warms the Earth's surface. When the Earth releases this energy as infrared radiation, some of it gets trapped by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor in the atmosphere. This causes the Earth's temperature to increase, leading to melting ice caps and rising sea levels.
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