global warmingn.

Brit.

/ˌɡləʊbl ˈwɔːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌɡloʊb(ə)l ˈwɔrmɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: global adj., warming n.

Etymology: < global adj. + warming n.

A long-term gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, waters, and land surface, spec. that occurring in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, becoming apparent from the late 20th century onwards, and linked to increased emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases caused by human activity.ⓘ

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > becoming hot or warm > increase in temperature > of the earth

global warming1957

global heating1959

1952 Pensacola (Florida) Jrnl. 7 Apr. 1/1 Scientists who are studying global warming trends point out that not a single iceberg was sighted last year south of parallel 46.]

1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 6 Nov. b2/1 This continued pouring forth of waste gases may upset the rather delicate carbon dioxide balance in the earth's general atmosphere and..a large scale global warming, with radical climate changes may result.

1977 Economist 4 June 89/1 Even a doubling of carbon dioxide could be serious: a global warming of nearly three degrees centigrade, and possibly over eleven degrees in parts of the Arctic.

2006 D. H. Erwin Extinction vii. 176 Work on early Eocene rocks from the Norwegian Sea suggests that the rapid global warming at this time may have been due to the conversion of carbon-rich sediments to methane.

2020 Mint (New Delhi) 10 May For the slow wind speeds during the last monsoon, experts are blaming climate change catalysed by global warming and erratic rainfall patterns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	global warming
释义	global warmingn. Brit. /ˌɡləʊbl ˈwɔːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɡloʊb(ə)l ˈwɔrmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: global adj., warming n. Etymology: < global adj. + warming n. A long-term gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, waters, and land surface, spec. that occurring in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, becoming apparent from the late 20th century onwards, and linked to increased emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases caused by human activity.ⓘ ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > becoming hot or warm > increase in temperature > of the earth global warming1957 global heating1959 1952 Pensacola (Florida) Jrnl. 7 Apr. 1/1 Scientists who are studying global warming trends point out that not a single iceberg was sighted last year south of parallel 46.] 1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 6 Nov. b2/1 This continued pouring forth of waste gases may upset the rather delicate carbon dioxide balance in the earth's general atmosphere and..a large scale global warming, with radical climate changes may result. 1977 Economist 4 June 89/1 Even a doubling of carbon dioxide could be serious: a global warming of nearly three degrees centigrade, and possibly over eleven degrees in parts of the Arctic. 2006 D. H. Erwin Extinction vii. 176 Work on early Eocene rocks from the Norwegian Sea suggests that the rapid global warming at this time may have been due to the conversion of carbon-rich sediments to methane. 2020 Mint (New Delhi) 10 May For the slow wind speeds during the last monsoon, experts are blaming climate change catalysed by global warming and erratic rainfall patterns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1957
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