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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Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources would then allocate the funding for the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Fund to enhance infrastructure, weatherproof public buildings and address the health impacts of climate change, the bill states.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 May 2024
And that’s really bad news as drought in western Canada, exacerbated by climate change, has created ideal conditions for a rough fire season.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
By turning off the combustion engine, resisting the tarmac temptation and abiding by centuries-old ways of the river, the town is a real time experiment in how to navigate an increasingly uncertain world where unruly climate change is overturning the rules of sustainable urban habitability.
—Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
As is typical, the warm waters of El Niño led to high global temperatures, but because of the unprecedented effects of climate change, these temperatures were anything but typical.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
In a time when many European ski resorts are grappling with climate change, Bad Gastein has redefined itself as a winter sports destination where art is front and center.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
The Arctic is vitally important in the fight against climate change.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 10 May 2024
They’re affected by several types of human disturbances, including fisheries, shipping, oil and gas exploration and climate change.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
Learn more Lisa Friedman is a Times reporter who writes about how governments are addressing climate change and the effects of those policies on communities.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 May 2024
And that’s really bad news as drought in western Canada, exacerbated by climate change, has created ideal conditions for a rough fire season.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
By turning off the combustion engine, resisting the tarmac temptation and abiding by centuries-old ways of the river, the town is a real time experiment in how to navigate an increasingly uncertain world where unruly climate change is overturning the rules of sustainable urban habitability.
—Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
As is typical, the warm waters of El Niño led to high global temperatures, but because of the unprecedented effects of climate change, these temperatures were anything but typical.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
In a time when many European ski resorts are grappling with climate change, Bad Gastein has redefined itself as a winter sports destination where art is front and center.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
The Arctic is vitally important in the fight against climate change.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune, 10 May 2024
They’re affected by several types of human disturbances, including fisheries, shipping, oil and gas exploration and climate change.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
Learn more Lisa Friedman is a Times reporter who writes about how governments are addressing climate change and the effects of those policies on communities.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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“Climate change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climate%20change. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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