A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas resulting from fossil-fuel combustion and the breakdown of organic matter

The long-term average of conditions in the atmosphere, ocean, and ice sheets and sea ice described by statistics, such as means and extremes

a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels

a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants

the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface

a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide and methane are examples of greenhouse gases

the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

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the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch

A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas resulting from fossil-fuel combustion and the breakdown of organic matter