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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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ozone
Natural environment; Climate change
Ozone, the triatomic form of oxygen (O3), is a gaseous atmospheric constituent. In the troposphere, it is created by photochemical reactions involving gases resulting both from natural sources and ...
inundation
Natural environment; Climate change
The submergence of land by water, particularly in a coastal setting.
ecosystem
Natural environment; Climate change
Any natural unit or entity including living and non-living parts that interact to produce a stable system through cyclic exchange of materials.
mount pinatubo
Natural environment; Climate change
A volcano in the Philippine Islands that erupted in 1991. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo ejected enough particulate and sulfate aerosol matter into the atmosphere to block some of the incoming solar ...
alternative energy
Natural environment; Climate change
Energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind).
industrial revolution
Natural environment; Climate change
A period of rapid industrial growth with far-reaching social and economic consequences, beginning in England during the second half of the 18th century and spreading to Europe and later to other ...
indirect emissions
Natural environment; Climate change
Indirect emissions from a building, home or business are those emissions of greenhouse gases that occur as a result of the generation of electricity used in that building. These emissions are called ...
