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climate change in French

climate change in French is changement climatique, dérèglement climatique — climate change means the long-term shift in global temperatures and weather patterns driven mainly by human emissions of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, deforestation and agriculture, producing warming, sea-level rise and more frequent extreme weather.

climate change in French

changement climatique
noun
Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.
dérèglement climatique
noun
Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

What does "climate change" mean?

  1. noun The long-term shift in global temperatures and weather patterns driven mainly by human emissions of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, deforestation and agriculture, producing warming, sea-level rise and more frequent extreme weather.
    "Climate change is already raising the odds of severe heatwaves."
  2. noun Any significant, lasting change in a region's or the planet's climate over time, including the natural shifts recorded across geological history.
    "Ice cores record episodes of natural climate change stretching back 800,000 years."
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climate change in a sentence

  • Climate change is already raising the odds of severe heatwaves.
  • The report sets out how the city will adapt to climate change over the next thirty years.
  • Ice cores record episodes of natural climate change stretching back 800,000 years.

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What is "climate change" in French?

"climate change" in French is changement climatique, dérèglement climatique. climate change means: The long-term shift in global temperatures and weather patterns driven mainly by human emissions of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, deforestation and agriculture, producing warming, sea-level rise and more frequent extreme weather.

How do you use "climate change" in a sentence?

Example: "Climate change is already raising the odds of severe heatwaves." In French, "climate change" is changement climatique, dérèglement climatique.

Are there other ways to say "climate change" in French?

Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "climate change": changement climatique, dérèglement climatique.

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