Page 6 - GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL WARMING

GLOBAL WARMING
G L O B A L WA R M I N G

•A gradual increase in the

average temperature of the

earth’s lower atmosphere due to

increase in the concentration of

greenhouse gases is called

global warming.
g l o b a l w a r mi n g .

•In recent years, the amount of

greenhouse gases in the air has

increased due to pollution. This

has resulted in more heat being

trapped in the atmosphere

leading to an overall rise in the

surface temperature of the

earth. This is called global

warming.