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Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming

Understand the greenhouse effect where atmospheric gases trap infrared radiation, warming Earth's surface. Visualize how solar radiation passes through the atmosphere, Earth absorbs and re-emits it as infrared, and greenhouse gases (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, water vapor) absorb this heat. Explore how increased greenhouse gas concentrations from human activities enhance this natural effect, causing global warming, climate change, sea level rise, and ecosystem disruption.

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