global warming
change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns for an extended period
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Summary
global warming is an atmospheric phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of atmospheric phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,433 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: environmental issue[3], human impact on the environment[4]
- Subclass of: external risk[5], climate change[6]
- Commons category: Global warming[7]
- Opposite of: global cooling[8]
- Has cause: greenhouse gas emissions[9], deforestation[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Global warming[11]
- Has contributing factor: coal-fired power station[12]
- Contributing factor of: arctic sea ice decline[13]
- Has effect: heat wave[14], wildfire[15], retreat of glaciers since 1850[16], extreme weather[17], extinction risk from global warming[18], sea level rise[19], ocean acidification[20], polar amplification[21], extinction event[22], global warming controversy[23], environmental degradation[24], social inequality[25], natural disaster[26], biodiversity loss[27]
- Has characteristic: global boiling[28]
- Different from: global heating[29]
- Studied by: climatology[30], climate impact research[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[32], WikiProject Climate change[33], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
- WordLift URL: http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/global_warming[35]
Why It Matters
global warming has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]