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Definition of Global warming

1. Noun. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes).

Definition of Global warming

1. Noun. A sustained increase in the average temperature of the earth, sufficient to cause climate change. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Global warming

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Climate Change, Economic Instruments and Income Distribution by David Harrison (1995)
"The chapter begins with a review of the information on the relative damages from global warming in various parts of the world, including a discussion of the ..."

2. Probability of Sea Level Rise by James G. Titus, Vijay K. Narayanan (1998)
"Fitting a simple differential equation to those results suggests that the long-run warming would be only about 1/2 the global warming.20 The draft report ..."

3. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"RICHARD M. GOODY Professor Emeritus, Harvard University A Grave International Problem ~\ HE GLOBAL warming debate is more than one hundred years old, ..."

4. Understanding Atmospheric Change: A Survey of the Background Science and by Henry Hengeveld (1991)
"As part of its response to global warming, the plan details a variety of measures that the federal government will pursue to help stabilize world greenhouse ..."

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