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In the U.S. I think there are really two reasons we should pursue energy policy. One is climate change, and the second is this notion that the oil market is cartel-ized by people, some of whom are friendly, some of whom are not, some of whom are in a more ambivalent position to us.
Brad Carson

Meaning of "climate change" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE

climate change  [ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Climate change is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

climate change

Climate change

Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions, or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions. Climate change is caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have also been identified as significant causes of recent climate change, often referred to as "global warming". Scientists actively work to understand past and future climate by using observations and theoretical models. A climate record — extending deep into the Earth's past — has been assembled, and continues to be built up, based on geological evidence from borehole temperature profiles, cores removed from deep accumulations of ice, floral and faunal records, glacial and periglacial processes, stable-isotope and other analyses of sediment layers, and records of past sea levels. More recent data are provided by the instrumental record.

Definition of climate change in the English dictionary

The definition of climate change in the dictionary is change occurring in the Earth's overall climate and in particular climates, now regarded as a result of human activity and resulting generally in global warming.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLIMATE CHANGE


arrange
əˈreɪndʒ
challenge
ˈtʃælɪndʒ
change
tʃeɪndʒ
counterchange
ˌkaʊntəˈtʃeɪndʒ
dinge
dɪndʒ
downrange
ˈdaʊnˈreɪndʒ
exchange
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ
fringe
frɪndʒ
grange
ɡreɪndʒ
hinge
hɪndʒ
interchange
ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ
mange
meɪndʒ
mid-range
ˈmɪdreɪndʒ
orange
ˈɒrɪndʒ
part-exchange
ˌpɑːtɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ
range
reɪndʒ
re-change
riːˈtʃeɪndʒ
rearrange
ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ
strange
streɪndʒ
top-of-the-range
ˌtɒpəvðəˈreɪndʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE

climactic
climactical
climactically
climatal
climate
climate canary
climate control
climategate
climatic
climatic zone
climatical
climatically
climatise
climatography
climatologic
climatological
climatologically
climatologist
climatology
climature

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE

bill of exchange
bureaux de change
costume change
employment exchange
foreign exchange
information exchange
ion exchange
Lange
loose change
needle exchange
oil change
part exchange
private branch exchange
rate of exchange
regime change
sea change
sex change
short-change
small change
stock exchange
telephone exchange

Synonyms and antonyms of climate change in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «climate change» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Find out the translation of climate change to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of climate change from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «climate change» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

气候变化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cambio climático
570 millions of speakers

English

climate change
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलवायु परिवर्तन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَغْيِير مُناخِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изменение климата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mudança do clima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

changement climatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perubahan iklim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klimawechsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気候変動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기후 변화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Owahan iklim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thay đổi khí hậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பருவநிலை மாற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवामान बदल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iklim değişikliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cambiamento climatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmiana klimatyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кліматичні зміни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schimbare climatică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλιματική αλλαγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klimaatsverandering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klimatförändring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klimaendring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of climate change

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLIMATE CHANGE»

The term «climate change» is very widely used and occupies the 11.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLIMATE CHANGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «climate change» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «climate change» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about climate change

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10 QUOTES WITH «CLIMATE CHANGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word climate change.
1
Buzz Aldrin
Just as Mars - a desert planet - gives us insights into global climate change on Earth, the promise awaits for bringing back to life portions of the Red Planet through the application of Earth Science to its similar chemistry, possibly reawakening its life-bearing potential.
2
Kofi Annan
On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.
3
David Attenborough
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.
4
James Balog
Climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world.
5
James Balog
The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the beautiful white top. It ended up being at the terminus of the glacier where it's dying.
6
Yehuda Berg
With so much evidence of depleting natural resources, toxic waste, climate change, irreparable harm to our food chain and rapidly increasing instances of natural disasters, why do we keep perpetuating the problem? Why do we continue marching at the same alarming beat?
7
Jeff Bingaman
I hope that in future Congresses there will reemerge a recognition that climate change is a reality, that our policies to meet our energy needs must also deal responsibly with environmental issues, including the damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
8
Larry Brilliant
Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
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Brad Carson
In the U.S. I think there are really two reasons we should pursue energy policy. One is climate change, and the second is this notion that the oil market is cartel-ized by people, some of whom are friendly, some of whom are not, some of whom are in a more ambivalent position to us.
10
Carol Ann Duffy
If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLIMATE CHANGE»

Discover the use of climate change in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to climate change and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding ...
Why We Disagree About Climate Change is an important contribution to the ongoing debate over climate change and its likely impact on our lives.
Mike Hulme, 2009
2
Introduction to Modern Climate Change
This is an invaluable textbook for any introductory survey course on the science and policy of climate change, for both non-science majors and introductory science students.
Andrew Dessler, 2011
3
Adaptation to Climate Change: From Resilience to Transformation
This text is the first comprehensive analysis of the social dimensions to climate change adaptation.
Mark Pelling, 2010
4
What We Know about Climate Change
An introduction to the scientific consensus on the human role in global warming.
Kerry Emanuel, 2007
5
Climate change
This series, managed by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), non only presents the scientific aspects of the themes in question but also the issues as debated by society at large.
Guy Jacques, Hervé Le Treut, Unesco, 2005
6
Climate Change and Society
This book explores the significance of human behaviour to understanding the causes and impacts of changing climates and to assessing varied ways of responding to such changes.
John Urry, 2011
7
Climate Change: A Reference Handbook
In addition, the handbook looks at American trade policy in the context of an increasingly globalized world economy.
David Leonard Downie, Kate Brash, Catherine Vaughan, 2009
8
Climate Change: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
This book addresses civilization’s most important environmental challenge: climate change.
John T. Hardy, 2003
9
Climate Change: Observed impacts on Planet Earth
This book serves as a broad, accessible guide to the science behind this often political and heated debate by providing scientific detail and evidence in language that is clear to both the non-specialist and the serious student. * provides ...
Trevor Letcher, 2009
10
Climate Change Biology
This text will be a useful asset to the growing number of both undergraduate and graduate courses on impacts of climate change, as well as providing a succinct overview for researchers new to the field.
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLIMATE CHANGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term climate change is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's The Most Lucrative Way to Fight Climate Change
Economists, politicians and scientists have long debated how (and whether) climate change can be addressed without slowing the world ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
For Jerry Brown, climate change issue melds the spiritual and political
Buried in Pope Francis' encyclical on climate change was a reference that Gov. Jerry Brown could have appreciated. The pontiff cited a French ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
We can't ignore climate change skeptics -- even if we really, really …
CNN columnist John D. Sutter is reporting on a tiny number -- 2 degrees -- that may have a huge effect on the future. He'd like your help. «CNN, Jul 15»
4
Food Wise 2025 and climate change
It would be better to launch a new complementary strategy such as “Agriculture and Climate Change 2025”. Give it relevant terms of reference, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
In photos: On the front lines of climate change
But climate change has arrived – and those living on low-lying Pacific Islands are already dealing with effects like king tides, bleaching coral, ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
6
Edelman loses executives and clients over climate change stance
In the meantime, We Mean Business, a coalition of more than 100 companies advocating bold action on climate change, terminated a contract ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Oregon teens appeal ruling in climate change lawsuit against state
He also addressed the teens' argument that legislators are not doing enough to address climate change, writing that the court would place an ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Philippine bishops to decide whether to establish climate change desk
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- Philippine bishops meeting in Manila will decide whether or not to establish a "climate change desk," part of a ... «Catholic News Service, Jul 15»
9
Republicans and climate change: Everything you think you know is …
Here's what we know about climate change: 97 percent of climate scientists are convinced, based upon the evidence, that human-caused ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
10
Labor's dilemma: progress on climate change is the hostage of …
Labor wants to neutralise refugee policy as an issue before the next election. Is accepting tow-backs the only hope for a return to sanity on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Climate change [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/climate-change>. Apr 2024 ».
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