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According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the greenhouse gas effect results in higher temperatures because of gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane trapping heat energy from the sun as it tries to leave the atmosphere.
Source:
United States Environmental Protection Agency: Greenhouse Effect
More Information:
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: The Greenhouse Effect
Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Earthguide: Greenhouse Effect
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