
It appears that greenhouse effect is, in fact, something we want to keep. It's a good thing and is not the same as global warming.
The greenhouse effect (which is a misnomer; it acts nothing like a greenhouse) is necessary to the life we know on this planet. It keeps the Earth's surface warmer than it would be if there was no atmosphere. The atmosphere accounts for twice as much energy as we get from the Sun because that atmospheric energy is emitted from the whole sky, whereas the Sun can only cover a small part of the Earth at any given time. With no atmosphere, with no greenhouse effect, the Earth's temperature would be an average of 30 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Farenheit) colder.
Global warming, on the other hand, increases the temperature of the surface of the Earth by increasing the magnitude of the greenhouse effect. Global warming is a perfect example of too much of a good thing.







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