Climate change

Climate change

The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.

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Fluorinated gases

Natural environment; Climate change

Powerful synthetic greenhouse gases such as hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulphur hexafluoride that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes. Fluorinated gases are sometimes ...

Ozone depleting substance (ODS)

Natural environment; Climate change

A family of man-made compounds that includes, but are not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), bromofluorocarbons (halons), methyl chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, methyl bromide, and ...

Fluorocarbons

Natural environment; Climate change

Carbon-fluorine compounds that often contain other elements such as hydrogen, chlorine, or bromine. Common fluorocarbons include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), ...

Atmospheric lifetime is the average time that a molecule resides in the atmosphere before it is removed by chemical reaction or deposition. This can also be thought of as the time that it takes after ...

Heat island

Natural environment; Climate change

An urban area characterised by temperatures higher than those of the surrounding non-urban area. As urban areas develop, buildings, roads, and other infrastructure replace open land and vegetation. ...

Longwave radiation

Natural environment; Climate change

Radiation emitted in the spectral wavelength greater than about 4 micrometers, corresponding to the radiation emitted from the Earth and atmosphere. It is sometimes referred to as 'terrestrial ...