calentamiento global

calentamiento global

El calentamiento global se refiere al aumento de la temperatura en la superficie de la tierra (o cerca de la superficie) en las últimas décadas debido al aumento de los niveles de gases de efecto invernadero y el agravamiento previsto de este efecto con el tiempo.

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