climate trends
Long-term atmospheric shifts
Climate trends are long-term patterns of change in weather conditions, temperature, precipitation, or other atmospheric measures over years or decades.
The phrase appears constantly in discussions of global warming: Climate trends show average temperatures rising since the Industrial Revolution.
Scientists distinguish trends from short-term weather variability—a cold winter doesn't negate a warming trend.
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- shiftsMoves or work periods
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