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How can burning of fuels cause an increase in the temperature of earth leading to global warming?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 26 Nov, 2013, 09:35: AM
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In most of the cases, carbon dioxide is released during burning of fuels. Carbon dioxide is a green house gas. It causes increase in temperature of earth by trapping sun's heat rays and thus, causes global warming.
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