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The greenhouse effect is because of the
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presence of gases, which in general are strong infrared absorbers, in the atmosphere
Green house gases such as $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$, ozone, methane, the chlorofluorocarbon compounds and water vapour form a thick cover around the earth which prevents the IR rays emitted by the earth to escape. It gradually leads to increase in temperature of atmosphere.
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