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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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Hydrocarbons
Natural environment; Climate change
Substances containing only hydrogen and carbon. Fossil fuels are made up of hydrocarbons.
Anthropogenic
Natural environment; Climate change
Made by people or resulting from human activities. Usually used in the context of emissions that are produced as a result of human activities.
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Natural environment; Climate change
A colourless gas soluble in alcohol and ether, slightly soluble in water. A very powerful greenhouse gas used primarily in electrical transmission and distribution systems and as a dielectric in ...
Natural variability
Natural environment; Climate change
Variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviations or statistics of extremes) of the climate on all time and space scales beyond that of individual weather events. Natural ...
Particulate matter (PM)
Natural environment; Climate change
Very small pieces of solid or liquid matter such as particles of soot, dust, fumes, mists or aerosols. The physical characteristics of particles, and how they combine with other particles, are part ...
Scenarios
Natural environment; Climate change
A plausible and often simplified description of how the future may develop based on a coherent and internally consistent set of assumptions about driving forces and key relationships.
Latitude
Natural environment; Climate change
The location north or south in reference to the equator, which is designated at zero (0) degrees. Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator and circle the globe. The North and South poles are at ...
