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climate change
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climate change [′klī·mət ‚chānj]
(meteorology)
Any change in global temperatures and precipitation over time due to natural variability or to human activity.
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While this year's September minimum extent was greater than each of the past two record-setting and near-record-setting low years, it is still significantly below the long-term average and well outside the range of natural climate variability, said NSIDC Research Scientist Walt Meier.
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For scientists the answer is clear enough, as the examples mentioned are the result of natural climate variability, which does not contradict the human-induced long-term warming trend.
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Providing evidence of natural climate variability is perhaps not as enticing as totally blaming wild weather on global warming, but when backed by solid science, such data can arm public agencies and others with valuable tools to allocate resources and priorities.
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