Dictionary of Environmental Health
The common term applied to the phenomenon more properly known as ‘global climate change’.
The phenomenon is by no means universally accepted as a fact but the basic concept is that GREENHOUSE GASES in the earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the sun, creating a ‘greenhouse effect’. This causes the sometimes catastrophic disruption of weather and climactic conditions, and could result in melting of the polar ice caps causing flooding to lower-lying coastal regions of the world with commensurate knock-on effects for the planet’s ecology.
See also: CARBON SINK
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