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"As a child growing up in the early 1990s, I remember learning in school about
the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels traps
heat near the Earth’s surface, like the glass of a greenhouse. I imagined
myself on the playground, roasting inside a humid hothouse.
Fast forward 30 years, and the terms have changed.
For a while, “global warming” was the go-to expression for talking about rising
global temperatures and the role of human activities, particularly the use of
fossil fuels. It had a spike in internet searches in 2007, probably due to
former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth: A Global
Warning,” which hit theaters in 2006.
Near the end of the Obama administration, “climate change” became the most
common term. It’s now trending in Google searches more than global warming.
Both terms make the same point: Rising global temperatures have major
consequences on local weather patterns and worldwide climate effects, including
stronger hurricanes, droughts, floods and fires.
However, the words we use to discuss these effects can make a large difference
in how people understand the risks and the need for more sustainable choices."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
