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
Venus, the second planet from our Sun, vividly demonstrates why the greenhouse effect makes life impossible.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024
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
Not only do they produce precipitation and provide shade from the sun, they also act as large reflectors that prevent the radiation of heat from the Earth -- commonly known as the greenhouse effect.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
Had we not had the benefit of a greenhouse effect, the Earth might well have frozen over permanently, and life might never have gotten a toehold.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
