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What is the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect increases the temperature of the Earth by trapping heat in our atmosphere. This keeps the temperature of the Earth higher than it would be if direct heating by the Sun was the only source of warming. When sunlight reaches the surface of the Earth, some of it is absorbed which warms the ground and some bounces back to space as heat. Greenhouse gases that are in the atmosphere absorb and then redirect some of this heat back towards the Earth.

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

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