weather and climate change

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  1. 5. , the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  2. 6. warming ,a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
  3. 7. ,the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain,
  4. 11. ,the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
  5. 12. gases ,are gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat.
  6. 13. , the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
  7. 15. , the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
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  1. 1. dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
  2. 2. ,the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
  3. 3. , the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct
  4. 4. change ,a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
  5. 8. , a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  6. 9. effect ,the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
  7. 10. fuel ,a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
  8. 14. radiation ,is a general term for the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.