How to Use the greenhouse effect in a Sentence

the greenhouse effect

noun
  • So far, the greenhouse effect has kept our planet hospitably warm.
    — Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Since the oceans would freeze over without the greenhouse effect, this was a key first step in building any kind of credible climate model.
    — Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, the science of the greenhouse effect provides the details of energy being absorbed and re-emitted by greenhouse gasses.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • In from the cold Many of the gases in our atmosphere absorb infrared wavelengths, contributing to the greenhouse effect that has helped keep the planet habitable for us.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Think of this as the pessimistic, narrower option, where the greenhouse effect curtails the zone's inner edge and the loss of carbon dioxide from a planetary atmosphere marks its outer edge.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Manabe’s model offered a way to test the greenhouse effect — the century-old idea that certain gases trap heat that would otherwise be radiated from Earth back to space.
    — Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As temperatures climb, the greenhouse effect through untreated windows can force air conditioning systems to work overtime, eating both power and money.
    — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Again, these practices aim to support and change the perceptions of citizens toward the environment in order to deal effectively with issues such as global warming and the greenhouse effect.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
  • The researchers also discovered that the growth can increase the capacity for the boreal forests to act as a carbon storage sink, storing carbon dioxide that would otherwise remain the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • On the other hand, there's a 51% chance that HD 137010b is in the 'optimistic' habitable zone, a wider band where planetary rotation limits the greenhouse effect on the inner edge and geothermal activity can keep a planet warm on the outer edge.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026

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