Greenhouse Effect

The cause of the greenhouse effect caused by rising concentrations of carbon dioxide gas(CO2) and other gases in the atmosphere. The increase in CO2 concentration is due to the increase in fuel oil combustion, coal and other organic fuels which exceed the ability ofplants and the ocean to absorb it.

Energy entering the Earth:

25% reflected by clouds or other particles in the atmosphere

25% absorbed by clouds

45% absorbed by the earth's surface

5% is reflected back by the earth's surface

The absorbed energy is reflected back in the form of infrared radiation by clouds and the earth's surface. But most of the infrared emitted by clouds and the earth retained CO2 and other gases, to be returned to the earth's surface. Under normal circumstances, the greenhouse effect is necessary, with the greenhouse effect the temperature differencebetween day and night on earth is not too much different.

In addition to CO2, which can cause the greenhouse effect is sulfur dioxide, nitrogenmonoxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and some organic compounds such asmethane and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). These gases play an important role in enhancing the greenhouse effect.

Rising temperatures due to the earth's surface will result in a very extreme climatechanges on earth. This can lead to disruption of forests and other ecosystems, thereby reducing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Global warming resulting in melting of icebergs in the polar regions that could lead to rising sea levels. The greenhouse effect would also lead to rising sea temperatures that sea water expands andsea level rise occurred which resulted in the island nation will get a huge influence.

According to the simulation calculation, the greenhouse effect has increased the Earth's average temperature of 1-5 ° C. If the trend of increasing greenhouse gases will remain as it is now global warming causes an increase between 1.5 to 4.5 ° C around the year 2030.With increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, the more heat waves reflected from the surface of the earth's atmosphere is absorbed. This will result in the earth's surface temperature to rise.