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global warming (n.)

by 1983 as the name for a condition of overall rising temperatures on Earth and attendant consequences as a result of human activity. Originally theoretical, popularized as a reality from 1989.

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Definitions of global warming from WordNet

global warming (n.)
an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes);
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