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

weather geography

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

Related Words

Compare: 気候変動(きこうへんどう) (climate change)

Compare: 温室(おんしつ)効果(こうか) (greenhouse effect)

Related: 海面上昇(かいめんじょうしょう) (sea level rise)

Compare: 温室(おんしつ)効果(こうか)ガス (greenhouse gas)

Compare: 温暖化対策(おんだんかたいさく) (global warming countermeasures)

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Added 2026.3.23 15:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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