Bio 171 which of the following are accurate statements about the greenhouse effect on the earth’s biosphere? (choose all correct answers.) increases in the earth’s greenhouse effect can cause short-term (yearly) changes in precipitation, temperature, wind, and humidity; this is called "climate change." the greenhouse effect on earth has increased since humans began releasing carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels. the greenhouse effect causes individual weather events, such as hurricane maria in 2017 and the extreme cold weather in ann arbor in early 2014; this is climate change. greenhouse gases insulate the earth, causing solar energy to be trapped as heat, thereby warming the biosphere. the greenhouse effect is caused by greenhouse gases. the greenhouse effect is primarily caused by uv radiation destroying the ozone layer. if we removed all the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, earth’s living organisms would have higher fitness.