Climate change

Climate change

The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.

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geothermal

Natural environment; Climate change

Geothermal energy is energy from the inner core of the earth where molten rock heats the water just below the surface of the earth, or from the sun's energy trapped just below the earth's surface. ...

gigawatt hours

Natural environment; Climate change

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global average temperature

Natural environment; Climate change

The mean surface temperature of the Earth measured from three main sources: satellites, monthly readings from a network of over 3,000 surface temperature observation stations and sea surface ...

global dimming

Natural environment; Climate change

An observed widespread reduction in sunlight at the surface of the Earth, which varies significantly between regions. The most likely cause of global dimming is an interaction between sunlight and ...

global energy budget

Natural environment; Climate change

The balance between the Earth's incoming and outgoing energy. The current global climate system must adjust to rising greenhouse gas levels and, in the very long term, the Earth must get rid of ...

heat island

Natural environment; Climate change

An urban area characterized by temperatures higher than those of the surrounding non-urban area. As urban areas develop, buildings, roads, and other infrastructure replace open land and vegetation. ...