"Temperature hiatus" refers to a period when the rate of global warming appears to slow down or pause temporarily. It means that even though the Earth's temperature is still increasing over the long term, there may be a shorter period of time where the rate of increase seems to slow down.
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«temperature»
«hiatus»
Sentences with «temperature hiatus»
- to attempt to explain the data during surface temperature hiatus periods that contradict the projected anthropogenic GHG warming! (wattsupwiththat.com)
- Some years ago when experts were writing papers to explain the cause of the C21 global temperature hiatus, I noted the opportunities this created for proxy students. (climateaudit.org)
- Source: Global «cooling»: how will the IPCC explain 15 - year temperature hiatus? (climatebites.org)
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