Green house gases are gases which are composed of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and other components. These gases are in the atmosphere and they both absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range.

These gases trap heat within the earth’s surface. Naturally occurring gases help to heat the earth making it a habitable temperature. Unfortunately due to human kind producing unnaturally occurring green house gases in increasing amounts there is the effect of a rise in global temperature (global warming).

This rise in temperature is causing climate changes such as floods, droughts and other extreme weather conditions such as tsunamis. Other effects from these gases and the temperature increase are glacier retreat, arctic shrinkage, sea level rise and possible species extinction, such as the struggling population of the once thriving polar bear.

With ongoing studies and research being performed we are beginning to understand our mistakes that we have made in the care of our environment and our planet. With each new finding we are now under the realistic understanding we are killing our planet, the animals that live here and ourselves through our actions.

We have to make the leap into action in using our renewable resources in place of our use of fossil fuels in order to slow down the harmful effects that we have caused. Knowledge is power and putting that knowledge to practice may help to save our world for future generations. It is up to our generation here and now to put this process in motion so there will be a future for us all.