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What is greenhouse effect?

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  • Greenhouse gases (CFCs, methane, carbon dioxide etc.) in the atmosphere acts like a mirror and reflect back the heat radiations. This prevents the escaping of heat from the earth's atmosphere such phenomena is known as the greenhouse effect and cause of the rise in the atmospheric temperature, which is known as global warming.

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