greenhouse effect

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Higher levels of CO₂ help maintain photosynthesis and keep the atmosphere from leaking into space, but too much can trigger a runaway greenhouse effect or make the air toxic.

From Science Daily

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

Venus, the second planet from our Sun, vividly demonstrates why the greenhouse effect makes life impossible.

From Salon

For example, methane is of particular relevance to the global greenhouse effect because its warming potential is 25 times higher than that of carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily

This buries organic carbon, which would otherwise contribute to ocean acidification and the greenhouse effect.

From Science Daily