Whales in Hot Water

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  1. climate change
    a shift in the world's average weather and temperature
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  2. human activity
    something that people do or cause to happen
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  3. sea level
    level of the ocean's surface
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  4. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  5. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  6. contributing
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  7. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  8. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  9. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  10. warming
    the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  11. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  12. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  13. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  14. melting
    the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  15. global
    involving the entire earth
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  16. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  17. happening
    an event that happens
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  18. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  19. conclude
    bring to a close
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  20. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  21. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  22. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  23. increasing
    becoming greater or larger
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  24. concluded
    having come or been brought to a conclusion
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  25. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  26. change
    become different in some particular way
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  27. activity
    any specific behavior
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  28. recently
    in the recent past
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  29. increased
    made greater in size or amount or degree
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  30. risk
    a source of danger
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  31. storm
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  32. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  33. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  34. warm
    having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  35. rise
    move upward
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  36. likely
    having a good chance of being the case or of coming about
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  37. plant
    a living organism without the power to move
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  38. animal
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that 20-30% of plant and animals species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 - 2.5°C.iv
  39. earth
    the third planet from the sun
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
  40. human
    a person; a hominid with a large brain and articulate speech
    There is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are contributing to it iii.
  41. sea
    a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    The earth is warming, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, droughts and storms are increasing in both frequency and ferocity.
Created on Tue Oct 19 10:31:55 EDT 2010

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