Glossary term: Réchauffement climatique
Description: Le réchauffement climatique est un réchauffement de l'atmosphère d'une planète par les gaz à effet de serre, tels que les molécules d'eau, le dioxyde de carbone, le méthane, etc. Ce phénomène est dû à une augmentation de l'effet de serre, c'est-à-dire que davantage de rayonnements infrarouges sont piégés par l'atmosphère, ce qui augmente la température moyenne globale d'une planète. Les sources de gaz à effet de serre peuvent être naturelles ou (sur Terre) provoquées par l'activité industrielle humaine. Le réchauffement climatique aura des effets significatifs à très long terme sur la planète, notamment des changements à court et moyen terme dans les conditions météorologiques locales, la destruction des habitats et l'élévation du niveau de la mer.
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