The Earth’s temperature is perfect for the life. Thanks to these conditions there is life in our planet . So the greenhouse effect is a natural proces in the Earth. The live in this planet is not possible without this phenomenon.
The sun’s energy gets into our planet and the Earth’s warm up because the gases in the atmosphere keeps the heat for a while.
But the greenhouse is produced because we burn fossil fuels, we produce a lot of carbon dioxide and so the total amount of greenhouse gases increase, because of that, the Earth’s warm up too much (this is know as global warming).
The consequences of the global warming are:
- The melting of ice layer in Greenland and antarctic. The sea level will rise and a lot of seaside cities will be flooded.
- The Global temperature will increase to the level North Africa.
- Some of the living things disapears.
- Increase the problems of hunger and the need of water.
- The weather of our planet will change –strong storms, tornadoes and huricanes more frequent-.
The most important greenhouse gases are:
- water vapor
- methane
- carbon dioxide
- nitrous oxide
- ozone
Tips to reduce the quantity of greenhouse gases:
- Take bags with you when shopping.
- Buy rechargable batteries and a recharger.
- Don’t keep the refrigerator open.
- Take shorter showers.
- Fill up the dishwashers or washing Machines.
In winther wear warm clothing and have set the termostat set at 20ºC.
Josep Manuel Reche López