The most common gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons. ... Since the Industrial Revolution the levels of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons have gone up. Both carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are naturally occurring, but human activity has greatly increased the levels which in turn increases the greenhouse effect. ... The water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone all make up our atmosphere and are exceptional at storing heat and keeping it. ...

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The most pressing ecological issue of our time, in my opinion is the global climate change. Climate change is defined as the statistical distribution of weather patterns that last for an extended period of time. Climate change is most drastically influenced by greenhouse gases which are a direct aff...

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