Global warming

/ɡlˈəʊbəl wˈɔːmɪŋ/

/ɡlˈoʊbəl wˈɔːɹmɪŋ/

Global warming

the increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect

Examples

1. Scientists fear that global warming has gone beyond the point of no return.

2. "I don't think global warming is real."

3. Probably the most obvious example of this kind of global effect of people's actions is global warming.

4. Global warming has almost no impact on the earth's crust.