The phrase "abrupt warming" refers to a quick and significant increase in temperature over a short period of time.
Sentences with «abrupt warming»
SUMMARY: Abrupt warming in Arctic could lead to catastrophic consequences says top scientist Dr. Peter Gleick, ICCI Director Pam Pearson, and the founder of Paleoceanography, Dr. James Kennett. (ecoshock.org)
Two University of Michigan researchers and a Florida colleague found two abrupt warming spikes in ocean temperatures that coincide with two previously documented extinction pulses near the end of the Cretaceous Period. (sciencedaily.com)