1. Greenhouse Effect
During the next century, extra ultraviolet radiation could cause millions of skin cancer problems. ... The gases have this effect because as incoming solar radiation hits the surface, the surface gives off infrared radiation. The effect is like when a greenhouse traps heat, which is where we got the name greenhouse effect. Scientists are scared that changes in what is in the atmosphere, mainly changes caused by us, could cause the Earth's surface to warm up to a dangerous ...
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