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5 Notorious Greenhouse Gases: Media

These gases are hot.

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A climate in crisis
Greenhouse gases trap heat energy in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming....
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Water cycle
The Earth's water is constantly recycled. It falls on the land as rain and snow,...
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Carbon dioxide
Automobile exhaust contains a number of air pollutants, including carbon dioxide....
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Methane
Livestock farming is a source of methane gas emissions.
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Smog in Santiago, Chile
Smog hovers over the skyline of Santiago, Chile.
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Harmful aerosol-spray propellant
The use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in aerosol-spray propellants...
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