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Climate Change
Synonyms
Global climate change
Definition
Climate change refers to the variation in the Earth's global climate or in regional climates over time. These changes may come from natural processes on the Earth, from changes of external factors (such as variations in solar radiation, the earth's orbit, and emission of greenhouse gases), or may be caused by human activities. The most important anthropogenic factors are CO2 emissions from