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31Réchauffement global — Réchauffement climatique  Cet article concerne réchauffement climatique. Pour les variations cycliques de l histoire du climat, voir changement climatique …
32Réchauffement mondial — Réchauffement climatique  Cet article concerne réchauffement climatique. Pour les variations cycliques de l histoire du climat, voir changement climatique …
33Réchauffement planétaire — Réchauffement climatique  Cet article concerne réchauffement climatique. Pour les variations cycliques de l histoire du climat, voir changement climatique …
34environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
35china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
36China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
37arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …
38HYDROLOGIE — Étymologiquement, l’hydrologie est la science de l’eau. Molécule, gaz, liquide ou solide, l’eau voit son étude ressortir à la physique et à la chimie. C’est à l’étude de l’eau dans la nature, où s’expriment évidemment ses propriétés physico… …
39thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …
40hydrosphere — /huy dreuh sfear /, n. the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere. [1885 90; HYDRO 1 + SPHERE] * * * Discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth s surface. It… …
