地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)

ちきゅうおんだんか
noun
global warming
1. global warming
The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gas emissions. A major topic in news and environmental discussions.
地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)が進(すす)んでいる。
Global warming is progressing.
地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)の影響(えいきょう)で海面(かいめん)が上昇(じょうしょう)している。
Sea levels are rising due to the effects of global warming.
地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)を食(く)い止(と)めるために、二酸化(にさんか)炭素(たんそ)の排出量(はいしゅつりょう)を減(へ)らす必要(ひつよう)がある。
To stop global warming, we need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

USAGE:
A standard term in news, environmental science, and policy discussions. Frequently appears in newspaper articles and school textbooks.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)が進(すす)む (global warming progresses)
  • 地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)の影響(えいきょう) (effects of global warming)
  • 地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)を防(ふせ)ぐ (to prevent global warming)
  • 地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)化(か)対策(たいさく) (global warming countermeasures)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 気候(きこう)変動(へんどう): climate change — broader term encompassing all types of climate shifts, not just warming
  • 温室(おんしつ)効果(こうか): greenhouse effect — the mechanism behind warming, not the warming itself
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Added 2026.3.23 15:17
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