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Anthropogenic greenhouse effect: is the enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect due to increased greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities
Sandner, L., & Ellis, C. (2009). Investigating Science 10. Canada: Pearson.
Mann, M. (n.d.). Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions. From Meterology to Mitigation. Retrieved June 9, 2014, fromhttps://www.e-education.psu.edu/meteo469/node/181
Man-made (Anthropogenic) Greenhouse Gases. (n.d.). British Geological Survey (BGS). Retrieved June 8, 2014, fromhttp://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/climateChange/CCS/Anthropogenic.html
How do human activities contribute to climate change?. (n.d.). European Environment Agency (EEA). Retrieved June 7, 2014, from http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate/faq/how-do-human-activities-contribute-to-climate-change-and-how-do-they-compare-with-natural-influences
Meterological Organization. (n.d.). Common Questions about Climate Change Published in 1997 by the United Nations Environment Programme - World Meteorological Organization. What Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change? From Common Questions about Climate Change. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from http://www.gcrio.org/ipcc/qa/04.html
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is a group of world leading scientists that attempt to solve this problem
-1861 first discovered different gases absorbed infrared radiation differently
They said: "If we continue to produce such high levels of greenhouse gases, Earth will experience even more traumatic weather conditions."
-20th century climatologist noticed the rise of average global temperature
-industry
-electricity generation
-transportation
-agriculture
Global warming potential: measure of the ability for a gas to trap thermal energy in the atmosphere
Persistence: is the length of time the gas remains in the atmosphere
Natural greenhouse gases
persistence in years
global warming potential over 100 years
GAS
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1
carbon dioxide
12
25
methane gas
114
298
nitrous oxide
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