Enhanced greenhouse effect

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009663",
  "term": "Enhanced greenhouse effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Enhanced Greenhouse Effect",
  "definition": "1. The concept that the natural greenhouse effect has been enhanced by increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (such as CO₂ and methane) emitted as a result of human activities. These added greenhouse gases cause the earth to warm. See greenhouse effect.\n\n2. The concept that the natural greenhouse effect has been enhanced by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, CFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, and other photochemically important gases caused by human activities such as fossil fuel consumption, trap more infra-red radiation, thereby exerting a warming influence on the climate. See greenhouse gas, anthropogenic, greenhouse effect, climate.\n\n3. Iincrease in the natural greenhouse effect resulting from increases in atmospheric concentrations of GHGs due to emissions from human activities.\n\n4. The concept that the natural greenhouse effect has been enhanced by increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (such as CO₂ and methane) emitted as a result of human activities. These added greenhouse gases cause the earth to warm.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/enhanced-greenhouse-effect/"
}