The phrase
"decade warming" refers to the gradual increase in temperatures that occurs over a period of ten years. It means that the Earth is getting hotter year after year for a whole decade.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«decade»
«warming»
Sentences with «decade warming»
- From year to year the global average temperature can increase or decrease, but over decades the warming trend is clear. (earthjournalism.net)
- The link is to their news story of the release, which they title «Past Decade Warmest on Record According to Scientists in 48 Countries». (skepticalscience.com)
- They found that volcanic activity, as measured by aerosol optical thickness data (AOD) has only caused between 0.02 and 0.04 °C per decade warming from 1979 through 2010 (Table 1, Figure 2), or about 0.06 to 0.12 °C warming of the surface and lower troposphere, repsectively, since 1979 (out of approximately 0.5 °C observed surface warming). (skepticalscience.com)
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