0 a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space
1 a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature, caused by gases, esp. carbon dioxide, surrounding the earth
2 a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases in the air which prevent heat escaping into space and are a big threat to the future of the earth:
The policy implications of this increasing scientific certainty about global warming are wide-ranging.
The example of global warming illustrates well the weaknesses of cost-benefit analysis for dealing with global and long-run problems.
Tropical forests and global warming: slowing it down or seeding it up?
The regional consequences of global warming are, at present, impossible to predict in detail.
The rise of sea level due to global warming is considered one of the main natural threats for human society.
In the hypothetical survey referendum in each location between 70 to 89 per cent voted for paying $20 annually to support global warming prevention.
For permit markets to work well for global warming, they have to support investments in greenhouse gas reducing technologies.
This should not lead one to conclude that devastating epidemics of now-tropical diseases are inevitable concomitants of global warming.
