👉 The greenhouse effect is a natural process where certain gases in Earth's atmosphere, known as greenhouse fluids or greenhouse gases (GHGs), trap heat from the sun, preventing it from escaping back into space. These gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), water vapor (H2O), and nitrous oxide (N2O), absorb infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface and re-emit it in all directions, including back towards the surface. This process warms the planet, making it habitable; however, an excessive accumulation of these gases due to human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation intensifies the greenhouse effect, leading to global warming and climate change.
