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greenhouse effect

[green-hous i-fekt] / ˈgrinˌhaʊs ɪˈfɛkt /




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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

This keeps Earth warm, like a greenhouse, and this warming is known as the greenhouse effect.

From National Geographic Feb. 14, 2024

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




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