GREENHOUSE EFFECT


Meaning of GREENHOUSE EFFECT in English

The warming of the Earth's atmosphere attributed to a buildup of carbon dioxide or other gases; some scientists think that this build-up allows the sun's rays to heat the Earth, while making the infra-red radiation atmosphere opaque to infra-red radiation, thereby preventing a counterbalancing loss of heat.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.