The main greenhouse gases

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Carbon dioxide is consisted the main greenhouse gas due

to accounting for the greatest amount of warming caused by human activities.

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Carbon Dioxide occurs naturally as part of the

Global Carbon Cycle but atmospheric loading has incased through human activities like the burning of fossil fuels and other emission sources

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Natural sinks like oceans and plants help regulate and remove the

Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere but human activities like deforestation can distribute or enhance these processes

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Methane comes form both

Human activities and natural sources

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Human activities that produce Methane consist of

Coal mining, waste decomposition, gas production and destruction, and the digestive processes of livestock in agricultural settings

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Natural activities that produce Methane

Wetlands and Termit mounds

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Nitrous Oxide is emitted through both

Agricultural and industrial activities

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The combustion of solid waste and fossil fuels if also found to emit

Nitrous Oxide

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Various synthetic chemicals are also released as a result of

Commercial, industry, and household use

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Other gases like ozone that are found in the Stratosphere are found in the

Troposphere as a result of human activity