💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Climate change"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ice agenoun | (sciences) A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs. |
| little ice agenoun | A period of cooling (not a true ice age) that followed the Medieval Warm Period and continued from about 1300 to about 1850. |
| climate emergencynoun | The dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage. |
| palaeoclimatenoun | Alternative spelling of paleoclimate. [(geology) The climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time.] |
| glacialnoun | A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age). |
| palaeoclimatologynoun | The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth. |
| paleoclimatenoun | (geology) The climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time. |
| climatenoun | The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years). |
| palæoclimatologynoun | Alternative spelling of palaeoclimatology. [The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.] |
| anthropocenenoun | (loosely, informal) The era of human impact on the environment, irrespective of its nomenclatural status as a geological event or epoch; especially, the era of large impact (i.e., on industrial and postindustrial scale). |
| paleoclimatologynoun | Alternative form of palaeoclimatology. [The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.] |
| climatic pessimumnoun | (geology, paleontology, climatology) Any time period, ranging from a few centuries to millions of years, marked by persistently cold temperatures, but not always glaciation. |
| cryocraticnoun | The glacial phase of ecological development, characterized by a cold, dry climate in which vegetation is sparse and lacking in diversity. |
| geoclimatenoun | A climate that has been affected by a geological event (typically a volcano) |
| recessionnoun | (economics) A period of reduced economic activity. |
| ocean acidificationnoun | (climate change) The increase in acidity of oceanic waters, from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that increase dissolved carbon dioxide in seawater, which causes increased carbonic acid in ocean waters, lowering its pH level. |
| interglaciationnoun | An interglacial period |
| climatic optimumnoun | (geology, paleontology, climatology) Any time period, ranging from a few centuries to millions of years, marked by persistently warm temperatures. |
| telocraticnoun | The final interglacial stage, when temperatures are beginning to fall and soils begin to disappear. |
| neoglaciationnoun | Relatively recent glaciation, especially in the Holocene period |
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