Le réchauffement climatique
Example: Le réchauffement climatique cause la fonte des glaciers.
Definition
"Le réchauffement climatique" refers to the gradual increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, leading to significant environmental impacts like melting glaciers and extreme weather events.
Etymology
The term "le réchauffement climatique" combines the French words 'réchauffement', meaning warming, and 'climatique', relating to climate. It emerged in scientific discussions during the late 20th century as awareness of human-induced climate change grew.
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"Le réchauffement climatique" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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