greenhouse effect

US /ˈɡriːn.haʊs ɪˌfekt/
UK /ˈɡriːn.haʊs ɪˌfekt/
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Treibhauseffekt

the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface

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The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth's surface.
Der Treibhauseffekt ist ein natürlicher Prozess, der die Erdoberfläche erwärmt.
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enhances the greenhouse effect.
Erhöhtes Kohlendioxid in der Atmosphäre verstärkt den Treibhauseffekt.