global warming
nounDefinition of global warming
: an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution
Examples of global warming in a Sentence
World leaders will address the problem of global warming.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jean Boxler of Albert Boxler wines in Alsace recently put in a few test vines, and a small community of interested winemakers are coming together to consider the long-term ramifications of global warming. — Fortune, "Can New Grapes Save the Wine Industry From Climate Change?," 31 Aug. 2019 The fires aren’t the spontaneous result of global warming. — Rich Lowry, National Review, "The Amazon Scam," 30 Aug. 2019 So ironically enough, glaciers melting under the weight of global warming can help sequester carbon, making such watersheds a previously unrecognized CO2 sink. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Melting Glaciers Are Helping Capture Carbon," 19 Aug. 2019 But Bahder said global warming is widening the threat. — Terry Spencer, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida’s iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease," 19 Aug. 2019 Its successful colonization there has been attributed to global warming, as its eggs have been able to survive increasingly warmer winter temperatures. — Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, "This Voracious, Unstoppable Bug Is Killing Off Vineyards," 2 Aug. 2019 The only way to deal with the spread of these fires is to slow the rate of global warming, by stepping up work on cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. — The Economist, "The Arctic is ablaze," 1 Aug. 2019 Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, an organization that advocates reforestation as a solution to global warming, is the brainchild of Jake's father David, a third-generation tree farmer. — NBC News, "Cloning giant redwoods could help combat climate change," 28 July 2019 Environmental pressure was expected to shrink mammals by an average of 25 percent in the next century, and a further reason aging populations will contribute to global warming, beyond living longer, is that the old use more air conditioning. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, "Findings," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'global warming.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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