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global warming

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global warming noun
global warming
noun
Learner's definition of GLOBAL WARMING
[noncount]
: the recent increase in the world's temperature that is believed to be caused by the increase of certain gases (such as carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere全球变暖
compare greenhouse effect
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global warming

noun

: an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution
A Russian-owned tanker, built to traverse the frozen waters of the Arctic, completed a journey in record time from Europe to Asia this month, auguring the future of shipping as global warming melts sea ice. Russell Goldman
Debates about stem cells, global warming, and alternative energy might be less contentious if the scientific issues behind them were better understood. Elizabeth Gettelman
The development is also meant to boost tourism in Zermatt, which, like many Alpine towns worried about the effects of global warming on winter tourism, is exploring ways to draw visitors throughout the year. Jim Rendon
… I think it makes a compelling case, at least for most audiences, that humans are the cause of most of the global warming that is taking place, and that unless we take quick action the consequences for our planetary home could become irreversible. Al Gore

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Recent Examples on the Web An international team of scientists looked at 16 climate tipping points — when a global warming side effect is irreversible, self-perpetuating and major — and calculated rough temperature thresholds at which they are triggered. Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 The reality also touched on the topics of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. justice system, and global warming. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 Polls showed that a war in Eastern Europe was doing what the pandemic and global warming had failed to do: bring Americans together across partisan lines. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 These include droughts, wildfires, storms tied to global warming, mass shootings and the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Rebecca Rozelle-stone, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 But what if Musk has it backwards, and the despair over global warming is a major problem contributing to the lack of children? Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 In an internet landscape where conversations on election results and global warming are riddled with misleading claims, researchers have found that not even spiders have escaped this web of misinformation. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022 In early 2021, the Fed became the last major central bank to join the Network for the Greening of the Financial System, an international group that focuses on global warming and financial regulation. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022 The researchers said the greenhouse gases were tied to human activity, and could eventually lead to water shortages in the western U.S. Over time, the study helped scientists around the world definitively prove that humans are behind global warming. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of global warming was in 1953
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