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discovery of greenhouse effect
the retention of warmth at the [[Earth]]'s surface and in the [[atmosphere]]
the retention of warmth at the [[Earth]]'s surface and in the [[atmosphere]]
which results when gas molecules prevent the escape of [[infrared radiation]]
which results when gas molecules prevent the escape of [[infrared radiation]]
into [[outer space]].
into [[outer space]]. The greenhouse effect was discovered in 1824 by [[Joseph Fourier]].
These "greenhouse gas" molecules (principally [[water]], [[carbon dioxide]], and [[methane]])
These "greenhouse gas" molecules (principally [[water]], [[carbon dioxide]], and [[methane]])