Greenhouse effect

The greenhouse effect, first discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824, is the process by which an atmosphere warms a planet.

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Joseph Fourier - 1824 - Atmosphere - Planet

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Mars, Venus and other celestial bodies with atmospheres (such as Titan) have greenhouse effects, but for simplicity the rest of this article will refer to the case of Earth.

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Mars - Venus - Titan - Earth

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The term greenhouse effect may be used to refer to two different things in common parlance: the natural greenhouse effect, which refers to the greenhouse effect which occurs naturally on earth, and the enhanced (anthropogenic) greenhouse effect, which results from human activities (see also global warming). The former is accepted by all; the latter is accepted by most scientists, although there is some dispute.

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Global warming - Accepted by most scientists - Some dispute

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