climate change
Natural changes in climate due to variation in the output of the sun (including the sunspot cycle), the earth’s orbit and tilt (Milankovitch cycles), the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases and the ocean conveyor. The term may also refer to anthropogenic global warming.
- anthropogenic,
- arctic ice,
- climate,
- climate change adaptation,
- climate change mitigation,
- climate change projections,
- climate change projections for Britain and Ireland,
- climate forcing agent,
- climate oscillations,
- climate sensitivity,
- dangerous climate change,
- environmental impact,
- folk biology,
- global warming,
- greenhouse gas emissions,
- hard winters,
- Milankovitch cycles,
- ocean conveyor (global conveyor),
- sunspot cycle,
- tipping point
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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