The Earth’s atmosphere contains various gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour, which are known as greenhouse gases. These gases trap the heat emitted by the planet’s surface, leading to a gradual rise in temperature known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases absorb longwave radiation released by the Earth’s surface and re-emit it in all directions, which causes some of the energy to return to the planet’s surface. This process helps to keep the planet’s temperature stable and habitable for living organisms.

Human activities like burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing the greenhouse effect to intensify. This leads to rising temperatures and environmental issues like melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and extreme weather. To understand this crucial environmental process, you can go through the simulation, which will provide you with detailed knowledge about greenhouses, greenhouse gases, and the greenhouse effect. You will learn how these gases work, how they affect the Earth’s climate, and what we can do to reduce their impact on the environment.

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