global warming en · NOUN
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Etymology
First attested in the 1950s. Came into common use in the mid-1970s with Wallace Smith Broecker's paper “Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?” and Mikhail Budyko's statement in 1976 that “a global warming up has started”.
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(uncountable) A sustained increase in the average temperature of the Earth, sufficient to cause climate change.
The study is one of the first to implicate global warming from human activities as one of the factors that played into the Syrian conflict which is estimated to have claimed more than 190,000 lives.
2015 March 2, Ian Sample, “Global warming contributed to Syria's 2011 uprising, scientists claim”, in The Guardian:As a movie, The Day After Tomorrow is your classic computer-generated cinematic confection, only the bad guy isn't an alien or a giant lizard, it's global warming.
2004 May 17, Lev Grossman, “Hollywood's Global Warming”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2011:In the popular imagination, global warming is mostly seen as a threat to cold-loving species, and there are good reasons for this. […] But global warming is going to have just as great an impact—indeed, according to Silman, an even greater impact—in the tropics.
2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 150:The Tibetan Plateau will experience significant water loss this century due to global warming, according to research published Monday that warns of severe supply stress in a climate change "hotspot".
2022 August 16, “Tibetan Plateau water stores under threat: study”, in France 24, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:The pope’s acceptance that global warming is almost certainly man-made has irked the vocal minority with more skeptical views.
2015 June 28, Paul Vallely, “The Pope's Ecological Vow”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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greenhouse effect · greenhouse gas · climate change
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ml ആഗോളതാപനം (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · sw ongezeko la joto duniani (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · yi גלאָבאַלישער אָנהייצן (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · te భూగోళ కవోష్ణత (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · id pemanasan global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · sl globalno segrevanje (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · cmn 全球變暖 /全球变暖 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · bg глобално затопляне (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · vi ấm lên toàn cầu (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · be глабальнае пацяпленне (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · io globala varmesko (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · pt aquecimento global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · el παγκόσμια θέρμανση (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · fa گرمایش زمین (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ar اِحْتِبَاس حَرَارِيّ (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · nrf caûff'thie globale (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · gl quentamento global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · hy գլոբալ տաքացում (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ko 지구 온난화 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ar اِحْتِرَار عَالَمِيّ (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · fa گرمش زمین (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · sh globalno zatopljenje (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · dz འཛམ་གླིང་དྲོད་འཕར (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · te గ్లోబల్ వార్మింగ్ (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · vi hâm nóng toàn cầu (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · de Erderwärmung (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · lt visuotinis atšilimas (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · nb global oppvarming (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ur عالمی تمازت (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · pa ਆਲਮੀ ਤਪਸ਼ (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · af aardverwarming (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · yi גלאָבאַלע אָנוואַרעמען (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · he התחממות עולמית (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ro încălzire globală (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · lb global Erwiermung (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · tr küresel ısınma (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ia calefaction global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · gd blàthachadh na cruinne (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · si ගෝලීය තාපනය (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · th ปรากฏการณ์โลกร้อน (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ba глобаль йылыныу (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · eo tutmonda varmiĝo (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · de globale Erwärmung (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ja 地球温暖化 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ru глоба́льное потепле́ние (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ky глобалдык жылуулук (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · nl opwarming van de aarde (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · nan-hbl 全球燒烙化 /全球烧烙化 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ur عالمی تپش (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ka გლობალური დათბობა (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · fi ilmaston lämpeneminen (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · fa گرمایش جهانی (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · it riscaldamento globale (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · mn дэлхийн дулаарал (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · tg гармшавии глобалӣ (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ko 온난화 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · nn global oppvarming (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · hu globális felmelegedés (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · cs globální oteplování (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ga téamh domhanda (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · cmn 全球暖化 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · kk ғаламдық жылыну (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · tk global ýylylyk (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · fr réchauffement climatique (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · et globaalne soojenemine (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ur عالمی حدت (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · tl pag-init ng mundo (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · la calefactio universalis (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · hi भूमंडलीय ऊष्मीकरण (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · bn বিশ্ব উষ্ণায়ন (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · es calentamiento global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ja 温暖化 (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · nl klimaatopwarming (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · az qlobal istiləşmə (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · sv global uppvärmning (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · eu berotze globala (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ur عالمی حرارت (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · mk глобално затоплување (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · vi nóng lên toàn cầu (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ast calentamientu global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · da global opvarmning (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · te ప్రపంచ కవోష్ణత (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ur عالمی گرمائش (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · pl globalne ocieplenie (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ta புவி வெப்பநிலை அதிகரிப்பு (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · hi वैश्विक ऊष्मीकरण (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · mr जागतिक तापमानवाढ (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · oc escalfament global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · uk глоба́льне потеплі́ння (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · is heimshlýnun (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · sk globálne otepľovanie (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · lv globālā sasilšana (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · dsb wóśoplenje zemje (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change) · ca escalfament global (increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere to cause climate change)
wikipedia: Wallace Smith Broecker · wikipedia: Mikhail Budyko