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Term details "climate change"
| Language: | English |
| Term: | climate change |
| Definition: | The long-term fluctuactions or trends in temperature, precipitation, wind, and all other aspects of the earth's climate. |
| Notes: | 1. External processes affecting climate incude variation in solar-irradiance, variations of the earth's orbital parameters (eccentricity, precession, and inclination), lithosphere motions, and volcanic activity; internal factors affecting climate include fluctuations in the feedback process taht interrelate the components of the climate system.<br />2. Many believe the earth's climate is warming because of the evolution of anthropogenic-generated gases, particularly CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels. |
| Subject field: | ecology, climate change, forest health |
Equivalent terms in other languages:
German:Klimawandel
Spanish:cambio climático
French:changement climatique
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