climate change
noun
: significant and long-lasting change in the Earth's climate and weather patterns
The half-tonne … turtles were thought to have died out 30,000 to 40,000 years ago because of climate change.—
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especially, in current use
: such change associated with global warming
Concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change are renewed among scientists and the public with every new report about the possibility of melting icecaps and rising temperatures. —Randy Showstack
Randy Showstack Drought is a paleontological fact in the American West, but the latest desiccations have a new signature, and my region's climatologists, hydrologists, foresters, and water managers are nearly unanimous in their conviction that what we are seeing now is climate change, the anthropogenic kind, a consequence of too much CO2 and other greenhouse gases. —Kenneth Brower
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Unfortunately, emissions are still slowing much too slowly to prevent catastrophic climate change.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Two major countries’ approach to climate change has turned upside down Down Under.
—Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Many were parents of children with lung diseases and environmental justice activists who said the standard doesn’t go far enough to reduce air pollution and climate change.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Marquis: In the meantime, how might climate change reshape the coffee industry for consumers in terms of pricing, quality, and availability – could coffee become a luxury good?
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Two major countries’ approach to climate change has turned upside down Down Under.
—Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Many were parents of children with lung diseases and environmental justice activists who said the standard doesn’t go far enough to reduce air pollution and climate change.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Marquis: In the meantime, how might climate change reshape the coffee industry for consumers in terms of pricing, quality, and availability – could coffee become a luxury good?
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Climate change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climate%20change. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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