# climate change

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/

## Definitions
1. Natural large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system, as brought about by ice ages.
2. Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

## Source
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