Is there a temperature rise number that will result in a runaway greenhouse effect sending the Earth towards the fate of Venus? -- Richard, New Boston NH Once upon a time, around small yellow sun ...

The greenhouse effect refers to the atmospheric process that causes a rise in Earth's temperature due to the presence of greenhouse gases. Certain naturally occurring gases, such as water vapor ...

"Venus is certainly a good example of one extremity of the greenhouse effect run amok." There is very little doubt that Earth is getting warmer, and that this warming is a result of human-driven ...

Researchers watched as a runaway greenhouse effect destroyed the habitability of a simulated planet, providing a stark climate change warning for Earth. Using advanced computer simulations ...

Rising concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide have led to a “negative greenhouse effect” above parts of Antarctica, but this slight cooling effect could reverse as the air becomes more ...