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Why greenhouse gases are increasing in their proportion?
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Answer
- Greenhouse gases are increasing due to excessive burning of fossil fuels in industries, by automobiles and air transportation, by burning of agricultural wastes, etc.
- All the combustion is causing levels of $CO_2$ to rise.
- Biogas plants, paddy fields, cattle sheds add methane to atmosphere.
- More amount of chlorofluorocarbons are emitted due to fire extinguishers and air conditioners.
- Due to loss of forest cover, there are few trees left to absorb atmospheric $CO_2.$
- Man is making development and progress due to which green house gases are increasing in proportion.
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