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Figure nca3 3411 (left) A stylized representation of the natural greenhouse effect Most of the sun's radiation reaches the Earth's surface Naturally occurring heattrapping gases, including water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, do not absorb the short wave energy from the sun but do absorb the longwave energy reradiated from the Earth, keeping the11 Is the greenhouse effect a natural or unnatural process?The Earth's greenhouse effect is a natural consequence of the chemical makeup of its atmosphere If it were not for the greenhouse effect, life as we know it could not exist on Earth it would be too cold Our atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen and oxygen, but also contains several other gases These include Climate Processes Marian Koshland Science Museum Natural greenhouse effect images