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
Russell GoldmanDebates about stem cells, global warming, and alternative energy might be less contentious if the scientific issues behind them were better understood.—Elizabeth Gettelman
Elizabeth GettelmanThe 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
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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This vote is a backlash against being a multicultural society, against women having control over their bodies, against LGBTQ rights, against the regulations that are in place to combat global warming and so much more.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Rising sea levels, warming oceans, and intensifying storms– all tied to global warming fueled by human actions– represent an existential threat.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Now the sport is turning its expertise to global warming.
—Chris Hawes, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Oxy envisions one hundred such plants that would raise this fraction to almost 1%, but this is still only a minor factor in alleviating global warming.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Rising sea levels, warming oceans, and intensifying storms– all tied to global warming fueled by human actions– represent an existential threat.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Now the sport is turning its expertise to global warming.
—Chris Hawes, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Oxy envisions one hundred such plants that would raise this fraction to almost 1%, but this is still only a minor factor in alleviating global warming.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Global warming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/global%20warming. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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