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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Recent studies have highlighted how these pollutants, including tropospheric ozone, methane and black carbon are driving a large amount of global warming, despite being relatively overlooked.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The study also associated each degree of global warming with some 95 extra home runs per baseball season.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Reducing pipeline leaks would not just conserve the energy that is contained in the methane and reduce the global warming that results from increasing amounts of methane in the atmosphere.
—Haithem Awijen, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
Those gases linger and circle the Earth, causing global warming and climate change that brings on more severe weather such as large forest fires, rainstorms and intense summer heat.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The study also associated each degree of global warming with some 95 extra home runs per baseball season.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Reducing pipeline leaks would not just conserve the energy that is contained in the methane and reduce the global warming that results from increasing amounts of methane in the atmosphere.
—Haithem Awijen, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
Those gases linger and circle the Earth, causing global warming and climate change that brings on more severe weather such as large forest fires, rainstorms and intense summer heat.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
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“Global warming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/global%20warming. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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