The world of the greenhouse effect

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what the world of the greenhouse effect would be like

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FIRST OF ALL, WHAT DID OUR WORLD USE TO BE LIKE ? IT ALSo USED TO HAVE Greenhouse gases but not as much as there are these days

Welcome to this world, which used to be our home. nowdays it´s impossible to live in here

but... do you know what are greenhuse gases and how does the greenhouse effect function ?

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What is the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect is the process through which heat is trapped near Earth's surface by substances known as 'greenhouse gases'. Imagine these gases as a cozy blanket enveloping our planet, helping to maintain a warmer temperature than it would have otherwise.

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How does the greenhouse effect work?

As you might expect from the name, the greenhouse effect works … like a greenhouse! A greenhouse is a building with glass walls and a glass roof. Greenhouses are used to grow plants, such as tomatoes and tropical flowers.

Earth's atmosphere traps some of the Sun's heat, preventing it from escaping back into space at night.

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table of contents

1. How the combustion of hydrocarbons caused the disaster?

2. What it is like to live in that world?

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3. How could it have been prevented?

4. could it actually happen in real life in the future?

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How the combustion of hydrocarbons caused the disaster?

How the combustion of hydrocarbons caused the disaster?

Hydrocarbon combustion refers to the chemical reaction in which a hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen to create carbon dioxide, water and heat. Hydrocarbons are molecules consisting of hydrogen and carbon. They are most famous for being the main component of fossil fuels, namely natural gas, oil and coal. For this reason, fossil fuel resources are often called hydrocarbon resources. Energy is derived from fossil fuels through combustion (burning) of fuel. Although there are impurities in fossil fuels, the combustion of hydrocarbons is the main process in the burning of these fuels.

Combination of methane with 2 oxygen molecules to form carbon dioxide, water and heat

What it is like to live in that world?

What it is like to live in that world?

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

The Effects of Climate Change

The effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible for people alive today, and will worsen as long as humans add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

Global climate change is not a future problem. Changes to Earth’s climate driven by increased human emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are already having widespread effects on the environment in that world: glaciers and ice sheets are shrinking, river and lake ice is breaking up earlier, plant and animal geographic ranges are shifting, and plants and trees are blooming sooner.Effects that scientists had long predicted would result from global climate change are now occurring, such as sea ice loss, accelerated sea level rise, and longer, more intense heat waves.

The potential effects of global climate change include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought in some regions, and an increase in the wind intensity and rainfall from tropical cyclones.

How could it have been prevented?

How it could have been prevented?

Climate change is one of the most complex issues facing us today and is a global problem, felt on local scales, that will be around for thousands of years. Carbon dioxide, the heat-trapping greenhouse gas that would be the primary driver of recent global warming in our "world of the greenhouse effect", would linger in the atmosphere for many thousands of years. So even if they had stopped emitting all greenhouse gases, global warming and climate change would have continued affecting future generations. In this way, humanity would be “committed” to some level of climate change.How much climate change? That will be determined by how our emissions continue and exactly how our climate responds to those emissions.Here some examples of how could have been prevented:

What reduces the greenhouse effect on Earth?

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could this actually happen in real life in the future?

could this actually happen in real life in the future??

Greenhouse gases are part of Earth's atmosphere. Its conditions are just right, not too hot or too cold, allowing life to thrive. Part of what makes Earth so amenable is its natural greenhouse effect, which maintains an average temperature of 15 °C (59 °F). However, in the last century, human activities, primarily from burning fossil fuels that have led to the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, have disrupted Earth's energy balance in the real life, and not in our hypothetic world. This has led to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and ocean. The level of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising consistently for decades and traps extra heat near Earth's surface, causing temperatures to rise. So to sum up, can say that we need to take care of our planet, because if we don´t, in a hundred of years the hypothetical future we´ve made will be actually real.

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The greenhouse effect works much the same way on Earth. Gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat similar to the glass roof of a greenhouse. These heat-trapping gases are called greenhouse gases.During the day, the Sun shines through the atmosphere. Earth's surface warms up in the sunlight. At night, Earth's surface cools, releasing heat back into the air. But some of the heat is trapped by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That's what keeps our Earth a warm and cozy 58 degrees Fahrenheit (14 degrees Celsius), on average.

A greenhouse stays warm inside, even during the winter. In the daytime, sunlight shines into the greenhouse and warms the plants and air inside. At nighttime, it's colder outside, but the greenhouse stays pretty warm inside. That's because the glass walls of the greenhouse trap the Sun's heat.

So, we can say that the greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is one of the things that makes Earth a comfortable place to live.

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Even though only a tiny amount of the gases in Earth’s atmosphere are greenhouse gases, they have a huge effect on climate. Sometime during this century, the amount of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is expected to double. Other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide are increasing as well. The quantity of greenhouse gases is increasing as fossil fuels are burned (combustion of hydrocarbons), releasing the gases and other air pollutants into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases also make their way to the atmosphere from other sources. Farm animals, for example, release methane gas as they digest food. As cement is made from limestone, it releases carbon dioxide.With more greenhouse gases in the air, heat passing through on its way out of the atmosphere is more likely to be stopped. The added greenhouse gases absorb the heat. They then radiate this heat. Some of the heat will head away from the Earth, some of it will be absorbed by another greenhouse gas molecule, and some of it will wind up back at the planet’s surface again. With more greenhouse gases, heat will stick around, warming the planet too much, causing the disaster we were talking about before.

- The world’s roads are saturated with vehicles, most of which use diesel or gasoline. If people had walked or cycled instead of had driven, the greenhouse gas emissions would have reduced.- Eating more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and less meat and dairy products could have greatly reduced the environmental impact. Plant-based food production tends to generate less greenhouse gas emissions - Aircraft use large quantities of fossil fuels, producing significant greenhouse gas emissions. so, if they had taken fewer flights they would have reduced the environmental impact. They´re just some solutions that the inhabitants of "the world of the greenhouse effect" could have considered.

What reduces the greenhouse effect on Earth?- Just like a glass greenhouse, Earth's greenhouse is also full of plants! Plants can help to balance the greenhouse effect on Earth. All plants — from giant trees to tiny phytoplankton in the ocean — take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.