Carbon dioxide is the third largest percentage gas in the atmosphere which cannot pass infrared radiation. It traps the sun’s heat underneath the atmosphere; the more CO2 in the atmosphere, the stronger the greenhouse effect can be. Scientists measure climate change through the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Image the earth’s atmosphereas a jacket. The jacket is there to keep you warm; in the real … Continue reading Global warming: How can you help to reduce the effects of global warming?