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El Efecto Invernadero
El Efecto Invernadero
Efectos actuales
Con el efecto invernadero causado por el hombre se crea automáticamente el
cambio climático, el derretimiento de los polos, incendios forestales, sequias e
inestabilidad en los ecosistemas
Los glaciares se han reducido, el hielo de los ríos y lagos se está rompiendo
antes, las áreas de distribución de plantas y animales han cambiado y los árboles
florecen antes.
Efectos futuros
El cambio continuará durante este siglo y más allá
Las temperaturas seguirán aumentando
Cambios en los patrones de precipitación
Más sequías y olas de calor
Los huracanes serán más fuertes e intensos
El nivel del mar aumentará de 1 a 8 pies para el 2100
Es probable que el Ártico se quede sin hielo
¿Qué es un invernadero?
Un invernadero, es un lugar cerrado y accesible a pie que se destina al cultivo de
plantas, tanto decorativas como hortícolas, para protegerlas del exceso de frío en
ciertas épocas del año. Habitualmente está dotado de una cubierta exterior
translúcida de vidrio o de plástico, que permite el control de la temperatura, la
humedad y otros factores ambientales, que se utiliza para favorecer el desarrollo
de las plantas.
The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that helps maintain the average
level of temperature on the planet's surface. This is essential for life on Earth
because, in the absence of this phenomenon, the average temperature would be
minus 18°C instead of the current average of 15°C.
The Earth's surface naturally absorbs 70% of solar radiation while the rest is
reflected back to space by reverberation. The absorbed solar radiation is
transformed into infrared radiation and returns to the atmosphere. Some of this
infrared radiation is then reflected back into space, while the other part is retained
by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, increasing the global temperature of the
planet. This is the greenhouse effect.
Current effects
With the greenhouse effect caused by man, climate change, the melting of the
poles, forest fires, droughts and instability in ecosystems are automatically created.
Glaciers have shrunk, the ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, the ranges
of plants and animals have changed, and trees are blooming earlier.
Scientists are very confident that global temperatures will continue to rise for
decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities.
The IPCC, which includes more than 1,300 scientists from the United States and
other countries, forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over
the next century.
Future effects
• Change will continue during this century and beyond
• Temperatures will continue to rise
• Changes in precipitation patterns
• More droughts and heat waves
• Hurricanes will be stronger and more intense
• Sea level will rise 1 to 8 feet by 2100
• The Arctic is likely to run out of ice
¿what´s a greenhouse?
A greenhouse is a closed and accessible place on foot that is used to grow plants,
both decorative and horticultural, to protect them from excessive cold at certain
times of the year. It is usually equipped with a translucent outer cover of glass or
plastic, which allows the control of temperature, humidity and other environmental
factors, which is used to favor the development of plants.
The greenhouse takes advantage of the effect produced by solar radiation which,
when passing through glass or translucent plastic, heats the environment and the
objects inside; these, in turn, emit infrared radiation, with a wavelength greater than
the solar, so they cannot pass through the glass on their return, and are trapped
and produce heating of the environment. The emissions from the Sun towards the
Earth are short wave, while from the Earth to the outside they are long wave.
Visible radiation can pass through glass, while some infrared radiation cannot.
The glass or plastic works as a selective transmission medium for different spectral
frequencies, and its effect is to trap energy in the greenhouse, which heats the
interior environment.
An example of this effect is the increase in temperature that the interior of cars
takes when they are in the sun. A plate that provides shade is enough, preventing
the passage of the sun through the glass, so that it does not get so hot.