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Meaning of "global warming" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOBAL WARMING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOBAL WARMING

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Global warming is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GLOBAL WARMING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Global warming

Global warming is the unequivocal and continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth's climate system.[2] Since 1971, 90% of the warming has occurred in the oceans.[3] Despite the oceans' dominant role in energy storage, the term "global warming" is also used to refer to increases in average temperature of the air and sea at Earth's surface.[4] Since the early 20th century, the global air and sea surface temperature has increased about 0.8 °C, with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980.[5] Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth's surface than any preceding decade since 1850.[6] Scientific understanding of the cause of global warming has been increasing. In its fourth assessment of the relevant scientific literature, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that scientists were more than 90% certain that most of global warming was being caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities.[7][8][9] In 2010 that finding was recognized by the national science academies of all major industrialized nations.

Definition of global warming in the English dictionary

The definition of global warming in the dictionary is an increase in the average temperature worldwide believed to be caused by the greenhouse effect.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOBAL WARMING

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global
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global positioning system
global product
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global rule
global search
global village
globalism
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globalization
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globally
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globby
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globe artichoke

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOBAL WARMING

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Synonyms and antonyms of global warming in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «global warming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOBAL WARMING

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

Translator English - Chinese

全球变暖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calentamiento del planeta
570 millions of speakers

English

global warming
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्लोबल वार्मिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ظَاهِرَةُ الِاحْتِبَاسِ الـحَرَاريّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глобальное потепление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aquecimento global
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৈশ্বিক উষ্ণতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réchauffement climatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pemanasan global
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erwärmung der Erdatmosphäre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地球温暖化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지구 온난화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pemanasan global
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ấm lên toàn cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலக வெப்பமயமாதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागतिक तापमानवाढ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küresel ısınma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riscaldamento globale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

globalne ocieplenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глобальне потепління
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încălzire globală
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aardverwarming
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

global uppvärmning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

global oppvarming
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of global warming

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOBAL WARMING»

The term «global warming» is very widely used and occupies the 16.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOBAL WARMING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «global warming» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «global warming» 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 global warming

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10 QUOTES WITH «GLOBAL WARMING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word global warming.
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Lawrence Bender
I was with - he wasn't the president then, but - Barack Obama, when he was running, in Washington, during Black Congressional Caucus Weekend, and did a panel about global warming with him. It was almost as if I switched careers for a while, and became a political activist.
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Larry Brilliant
Global warming is something that happens to all of us, all at once.
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Brad Carson
There are philosophical issues involved in that about choosing the right discount rate, the value, the future, and things like that which drive it. But its start with the premise that global warming is real and if you're a denier of that fact, then you're not going to find climate change mitigation policies to have particular appeal.
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Jamais Cascio
Preventing global warming from becoming a planetary catastrophe may take something even more drastic than renewable energy, superefficient urban design, and global carbon taxes.
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John Coleman
Roger Revelle died of a heart attack three months after the Cosmos story was printed. Oh, how I wish he were still alive today. He might be able to stop this scientific silliness and end the global warming scam. He might well stand beside me as a global warming denier.
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Barry Commoner
If you ask what you are going to do about global warming, the only rational answer is to change the way in which we do transportation, energy production, agriculture and a good deal of manufacturing. The problem originates in human activity in the form of the production of goods.
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Andrew Cuomo
I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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Freeman Dyson
Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science.
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Freeman Dyson
The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.
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Jerry Falwell
The whole global warming thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOBAL WARMING»

Discover the use of global warming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to global warming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Discovery of Global Warming
A capricious beast ever since the days when he had trudged around fossil lake basins in Nevada for his doctoral thesis, Broecker had been interested in sudden climate shifts. Here is his most surprising and important calculation.
Spencer R. Weart, 2004
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Global Warming Gridlock: Creating More Effective Strategies ...
This book provides a roadmap to a lower carbon future based on encouraging bottom-up initiatives at national, regional and global levels, leveraging national self-interest rather than wishful thinking.
David G. Victor, 2011
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global ...
The former vice-president details the factors contributing to the growing climate crisis, describes changes to the environment caused by global warming, and discusses the shift in environmental policy that is needed to avert disaster.
Al Gore, 2006
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Global Warming
Chris Oxlade. Our Planet in Peril Chris Oxlade Bridgestone Books an imprint of Capstone Press Mankato, Minnesota Thi s On© 037K-HWN-SNZ3 Originally published as Global Warming, ©2002 Franklin Watts, United Kingdom.
Chris Oxlade, 2003
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Global Warming: Economic Policy Responses
The contributions in this book focus instead on the economic effects of global warming, providing an excellent summary of current thinking on this important issue.
Rudiger Dornbusch, James M. Poterba, 1991
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing
John Houghton's market-leading textbook is now in full colour and includes the latest IPCC findings, making it the definitive guide to climate change.
John Houghton, 2009
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Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming
This is a story of betrayal, selfishness, greed and irresponsibility on an epic scale.
James Hoggan, 2009
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Global Warming: Engineering Solutions
Discussed here are proposed engineering solutions for reducing global warming resulting from carbon dioxide pollution, poor energy and environment policies and emission pollution.
Ibrahim Dincer, Adnan Midilli, Arif Hepbasli, 2009
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Global Warming: Are We Entering the Greenhouse Century?
" - Stephen H. Schneider. This essential book examines the causes of world-wide climatic change - the 'greenhouse effect' - that may raise world temperatures by five degrees Celsius in less than a century.
Stephen Schneider, 1990
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Global Warming and Global Politics
This text looks at the major theories within the discipline of international relations, and considers how these might be able to provide accounts of the emergence of global warming as a political issue.
Matthew Paterson, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOBAL WARMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term global warming is used in the context of the following news items.
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Volcanic Eruptions Slow Down Global Warming: Study - NDTV.com
London: Volcanic eruptions may have slowed down global warming by injecting particulates into the atmosphere, according to a study. «NDTV, Jul 15»
2
Global warming to cause ice age in 2030… or a flood « Hot Air
Even if world manages to limit global warming to 2°C — the target number for current climate negotiations — sea levels may still rise at least 6 ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
3
Canada must take a piecemeal approach in the fight against global
In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Mr. Chapuis praised Canada's commitment to fighting global warming, as nations prepare to gather in ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Study: Sea levels could rise 20 feet even if global warming curbed …
And the world may be headed for a repeat even if governments cut greenhouse-gas emissions to limit global warming to a United Nations goal ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Bumblebees losing ground to global warming | Summit County …
Global warming could speed up honeybee declineIn "biodiversity". Global warming: Alpine plants swiftly losing groundIn "biodiversity". «Summit County Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
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Global warming will play major role in 2016 presidential election …
Pope Francis in mid-June issued an encyclical calling for the world to combat global warming. It was developed with advice from the best ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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GLOBAL WARMING: The Second Biblical Flood? - Weekly Observer
Burning fossil fuels and cutting down of trees contribute to global warming since it causes the heat trapping of various gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, ... «Weekly Observer, Jul 15»
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Global Warming: Daily Minimum and Maximum Temperatures
Contrails look nice in the sky; they also affect the temperature on the ground. Image by 3rdworldman. It's time to talk global warming again. «Decoded Science, Jul 15»
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Ocean 'weather balloons' detect cause of global warming pause - LA …
That finding, which was published recently in the journal Science, is the latest paper to take on the controversial topic of the global warming ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Present Global Warming Conditions Caused Ocean Levels To Rise …
The past has allowed researchers to foresee a probable future course for Earth, if global warming continues unabated. A new research ... «News Every day, Jul 15»

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