irreversible environment change

  • 1irreversible — ir|re|ver|si|ble [ˌırıˈvə:sıbəl US ə:r ] adj 1.) irreversible damage, change etc is so serious or so great that you cannot change something back to how it was before ≠ ↑reversible ▪ Fossil fuels have caused irreversible damage to the environment …

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  • 2change — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 becoming/making sb/sth different ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, extensive, far reaching, fundamental, important …

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  • 3irreversible — ir|re|vers|i|ble [ ,ırı vɜrsəbl ] adjective impossible to change or bring back a previous condition or situation: The damage to the environment is likely to be irreversible. an irreversible decision ╾ ir|re|vers|i|bly adverb …

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  • 4irreversible — UK [ˌɪrɪˈvɜː(r)səb(ə)l] / US [ˌɪrɪˈvɜrsəb(ə)l] adjective impossible to change or bring back a previous condition or situation The damage to the environment is likely to be irreversible. an irreversible decision Derived word: irreversibly adverb …

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  • 5irreversible — [ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəb(ə)l] adj impossible to change or bring back to a previous condition or situation irreversible damage to the environment[/ex] …

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  • 6Climate Change Science Program — The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) was the program responsible for coordinating and integrating research on global warming by U.S. government agencies from February 2002 to June 2009.[1] Toward the end of that period, CCSP issued 21… …

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  • 7Climate change — For current and future climatological effects of human influences, see global warming. For the study of past climate change, see paleoclimatology. For temperatures on the longest time scales, see geologic temperature record …

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  • 8Climate change in Australia — Climate change has become a major issue in Australia due to drastic climate events since the turn of the 21st century that have focused government and public attention.[1] Rainfall in Australia has increased slightly over the past century,… …

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  • 9United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — UNFCCC logo. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth… …

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  • 102010 United Nations Climate Change Conference — See also: Avoiding dangerous climate change United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16/CMP6) Information Date: 29 Nov.–10 Dec. 2010 Location …

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