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atmospheric buildup [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
  • Pollutants
CONT

The greenhouse effect is caused by the atmospheric accumulation of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which contain some of the heat emitted from Earth's surface.

Key term(s)
  • atmospheric build-up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
  • Agents de pollution
CONT

[...] le constat du changement en cours ne suffit pas à en attribuer la cause aux activités humaines; bien que l'accroissement de leurs effets soit notable, on ne saurait formellement attribuer cette évolution des dommages des catastrophes naturelles à l'accumulation atmosphérique des gaz à effet de serre (GES) émis par l'homme.

Spanish

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