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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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reflectivity
Natural environment; Climate change
The ability of a surface material to reflect sunlight including the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths.
precession
Natural environment; Climate change
The wobble over thousands of years of the tilt of the Earths axis with respect to the plane of the solar system.
evapotranspiration
Natural environment; Climate change
The combined process of evaporation from the Earth's surface and transpiration from vegetation.
adaptation
Natural environment; Climate change
Adjustment or preparation of natural or human systems to a new or changing environment which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
100-year flood levels
Natural environment; Climate change
Severe flood levels with a one-in-100 likelihood of occurring in any given year.
glacier
Natural environment; Climate change
A multi-year surplus accumulation of snowfall in excess of snowmelt on land and resulting in a mass of ice at least 0.1 km2 in area that shows some evidence of movement in response to gravity. A ...
hydrocarbons
Natural environment; Climate change
Substances containing only hydrogen and carbon. Fossil fuels are made up of hydrocarbons.
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