global warming
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- noun
- /ˈɡloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ/
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calentamiento global
- The effects of global warming can be seen in rising sea levels and melting glaciers.
- effects of global warming
- impacts of global warming
- cause global warming
We've known the science behind global warming for decades now, right?
- We've known the science behind global warming for decades now, right?
- Why would I wear this to an upcoming global warming summit, Steven?
- You might think it's because that'll prevent further global warming, but actually this isn't so.
- Yeah, But look, I mean, just if nothing but global warming, it's changing the world.
- OK, so is this all when we're talking about climate change, global warming, rising temperatures?
- They should just have told us that carbon dioxide causes global warming, as we all learned in school.
- And we do that, we reverse global warming.
- So they'll be able to use extinct species to help combat modern global warming.
Examples
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Many scientists warn that global warming is causing more frequent and severe weather events.
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The time has come for the United States to lead the fight against global warming at home and abroad.
Academic text (2008) -
I believe global warming should be our number one concern.
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For instance, what are we doing really with respect to the global warming threat?
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And she says, what can we do as kids to slow down the global warming process?
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Would you like to sign this to stop global warming?
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I completely agree, but how are we gonna fix global warming?
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We live in a world right now where the big issue is global warming.
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Context has an important role in determining the effects of global warming on the developing world.
Academic text (1992) -
We've known the science behind global warming for decades now, right?
Synonyms
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A rise in temperature that makes something hotter
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A long change in the Earth's usual weather and temperature
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Long-term change in Earth's usual weather and temperature mainly caused by people
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A rise in Earth's temperature when gases in the air trap the Sun's heat
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature' is directly and compositionally derived from 'global' (worldwide) + 'warming' (an increase in temperature). This adjective+noun combination maps transparently onto the literal senses and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Global warming is a picture: global means the whole world and warming means getting hotter, like the planet having a fever. It mostly happens because people burn fuels like coal and oil, so the phrase means 'the whole planet getting warmer' and explains many changes in weather and ice.