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Global warming

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000927

An increase in the near surface temperature of the Earth. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is today most often used to refer to the warming some scientists predict will occur as a result of increased anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000927
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000927",
  "term": "Global warming",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "An increase in the near surface temperature of the Earth. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is today most often used to refer to the warming some scientists predict will occur as a result of increased anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/global-warming/"
}

Record 925 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.