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Explain the difference between the greenhouse effect and global warming?

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The Greenhouse Effect is the process by which radiation from some different planet warms up our atmosphere.

Global Warming is when there is an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures. Predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect

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Global warming is an increase in the Earth's overall temperature whereas the greenhouse effect is how heat is retained by the atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, which a greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. Hope this helps :)
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