greenhouse effect
Example Sentences
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The sharp uplift of volume on Centre Court, accentuated by the greenhouse effect of the covered roof, indicated the home fans believed as much as Raducanu did.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
One theory holds that, eons ago, several apocalyptic eruptions set off a runaway greenhouse effect on Venus, turning it from a temperate, waterlogged world into an arid desert of burned glass.
From New York Times • May 27, 2024
This keeps Earth warm, like a greenhouse, and this warming is known as the greenhouse effect.
From National Geographic • Feb. 14, 2024
The idea of a runaway of the greenhouse effect is not new.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023
In addition to war and crime and cruelty, we have to worry about environmental problems—about pollution, the growing hole in the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, and global warming.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
