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Global warming

Scope note

The gradual increase over time of the average temperature of the entire earth's lower atmosphere.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262912

Broader Terms used

<environmental concepts>

Term used for

warming, global

Created

13yrs ago

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