what is the reltionship between the global warming and carbon dioxide?

Question

what is the reltionship between the global warming and carbon dioxide?

Answer 1

Look up "greenhouse effect".

You know, there is a whole section devoted to global warming on Y!A.
http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=AnfN_YYNKiCxeVo8TJNcdlEFxgt.;_ylv=3?link=list&sid=2115500306

Answer 2

the more carbon dioxide that is in the atmosphere the worse it is for global warming. Carbon Dioxide, traps the heat from the sun on earth more effectively than the "normal" atmosphere, so the more CO2 in the atmosphere the more heat is retained, and thusly it gets warmer.

Answer 3

Very little. CO2 is a minimal contributor to global warming compared to the increase in the sun's energy output. Scientist have measured the sun's present increased energy at 2 to 3 % more than ever before in human history. If the sun puts out 5 per cent more energy the oceans will boil. The sun's energy cycles are very little understood, but minimal fluctuations have drastic effects on earth's climate.

Answer 4

The effect of global warming is directly related to the amount of carbon dioxide. Because of the greenhouse effect, more carbon dioxide means warmer temperatures -- global warming.

Answer 5

Excessive CO2 in the upper atmosphere creates a greenhouse effect; it means that the earth heat will remain between the upper atmosphere and earth surface heating up the planet. Without CO2 the heat would be lost to the free space. An analogy: cloudy nights are warmer than clear nights, because the clouds keep the heat close to earth in stead of spreading to the space above us.

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide is one of the "greenhouse"gases (along with methane).
The more of these gases in the atmosphere, the more the atmosphere holds in heat (like a greenhouse does).
That heat is called "global warming" and has been increasing since the 1700's (when humans started burning fossil fuels and destroying trees in earnest).