greenhouse effect
Example Sentences
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The sharp uplift of volume on Centre Court, accentuated by the greenhouse effect of the covered roof, indicated the home fans believed as much as Raducanu did.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
One theory holds that, eons ago, several apocalyptic eruptions set off a runaway greenhouse effect on Venus, turning it from a temperate, waterlogged world into an arid desert of burned glass.
From New York Times • May 27, 2024
This keeps Earth warm, like a greenhouse, and this warming is known as the greenhouse effect.
From National Geographic • Feb. 14, 2024
Mangroves and saltmarshes sequester large amounts of carbon, mitigating the greenhouse effect.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024
The possibility of a runaway greenhouse effect suggests that we have to be careful: Even a one- or two-degree rise in the global temperature can have catastrophic consequences.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
