Does carbon dioxide make the climate warmer?

              We have learned that humans inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, which is harmful to our body. Scientists say that carbon dioxide can be harmful not only to the human body, but to the environment in general.

              The level of carbon dioxide in the air was not same throughout the history of our planet. It has fluctuated; and in fact, it was much lower thousands of years ago. Studies of the Ice Ages have shown that levels of carbon dioxide in the air were significantly low during those periods.

              However the amount of carbon dioxide in the air gradually increased by almost 25 per cent. This is mainly due to human intervention. The burning of forests, the use of fertilisers, use of fossil fuels in cars and oil in power stations have contributed to the rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

              Now, since the climate has become considerably warmer because the levels of carbondioxide increased in the atmosphere, it is more or less certain that carbon dioxide does play a role in the higher temperatures that are present worldwide.

              Unless Man learns a lesson and controls his activities that result in the production of this substance, time would soon run out even to plan a probable escape route.

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