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名詞

greenhouse effect (複数形 greenhouse effects)

1. The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.
   • 1988 June 24, quoting James E. Hansen, “Quotation of the Day”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, page A2:

     It is time to stop waffling so much and say that the evidence is pretty strong that the greenhouse effect is here.

   • 1989 May 9, quoting George H. W. Bush, “The White House and the Greenhouse”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, page A30:

     This contrasts strangely with Mr. Bush's campaign oratory last summer. “Those who think we are powerless to do anything about the greenhouse effect forget about the ‘White House effect’; as President, I intend to do something about it,” he said in Michigan on Aug. 31. […] Mr. Bush has not acted.

   • 2010, Naomi Oreskes; Erik M. Conway, quoting James E. Hansen, chapter 4, in Merchants of Doubt:

     In August 1988, Hansen had given dramatic testimony to Congress asserting that “the scientific evidence for the greenhouse effect is overwhelming.” “The greenhouse effect is real, it is coming soon, and it will have major effects on all peoples.”

参考

• greenhouse gas
• global warming

参照

• greenhouse effect at OneLook Dictionary Search

Further reading

• greenhouse effect on Wikipedia.