Climate Glossary

14 Feb 2024 11:52 AM

Pallav Jain

Climate change/ जलवायु परिवर्तन

Climate change is the long-term shift in Earth’s weather patterns caused by natural factors and human activities. Human-driven causes include burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes that increase greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. These gases trap heat, leading to global warming and environmental impacts like extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and disruptions to ecosystems and wildlife habitats.

जलवायु परिवर्तन प्राकृतिक कारकों और मानवीय गतिविधियों के कारण पृथ्वी के मौसम के पैटर्न में दीर्घकालिक बदलाव है। मानव-चालित कारणों में जीवाश्म ईंधन जलाना, वनों की कटाई और औद्योगिक प्रक्रियाएं शामिल हैं जो वायुमंडल में ग्रीनहाउस गैस के स्तर को बढ़ाती हैं। ये गैसें गर्मी को रोकती हैं, जिससे ग्लोबल वार्मिंग और चरम मौसम की घटनाओं, समुद्र के बढ़ते स्तर और पारिस्थितिक तंत्र और वन्यजीव आवासों में व्यवधान जैसे पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव पड़ते हैं।

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Climate change refers to significant, long-term changes in the average weather patterns on Earth. These changes can be natural or driven by human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes, which increase levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These gases trap heat, leading to global warming and a variety of environmental impacts, including more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and shifts in ecosystems and wildlife populations

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Quantum Foam

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Sustainable Tourism

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REDD+
Rare Earth Metals
Regenerative Agriculture
Recycling
Regenerative
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

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UNFCCC

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Xeriscaping

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Author

Pallav Jain

Climate journalist and visual storyteller based in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He reports on critical environmental issues, including renewable energy, just transition, agriculture and biodiversity with a rural perspective.

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