Question

Give a reason for carbon dioxide increases global warming on Earth.

Answer 1

• Carbon dioxide$\left({\mathrm{CO}}_2\right)$ acts as a greenhouse gas. It captures heat, in doing so it creates a layer over the Earth's atmosphere and keeps the Earth warm.
• However, due to increasing pollution, the concentration of carbon dioxide has been considerably rising.
• As a result, heat from the Earth's surface is not being able to escape and our planet is getting overheated.
• The global temperature is rising and this, in turn, causes the ice caps and glaciers to melt.
• The increase in the levels of carbon dioxide has been due to high pollution and industrialization.