climatic change
nounUK /klaɪˈmætɪk tʃeɪndʒ/
US /klaɪˈmætɪk tʃeɪndʒ/
A big, slow change in the usual weather of a place over many years.
Scientists study climatic change to understand why winters are getting warmer.
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2. A long-term change in Earth's average weather patterns.
Climatic change affects rainfall and growing seasons around the world.
3. A change in the typical conditions of a region over decades.
The climatic change in the desert made it drier than before.
4. The process of the planet's climate becoming different over time.
Ice cores help us learn about climatic change from long ago.