hmérsékletemelés

Hmérsékletemelés is a Hungarian term that translates to "warming" or "temperature increase." In common usage, it most frequently refers to the phenomenon of global warming, the long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere.

The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (95% or greater probability) that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. This warming trend is evidenced by numerous observations, including rising global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.

The consequences of hmérsékletemelés are far-reaching and include more frequent and intense heatwaves, altered precipitation patterns leading to both droughts and floods, sea-level rise threatening coastal communities, and impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity. Mitigation efforts focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while adaptation strategies aim to cope with the unavoidable impacts of climate change. The term can also be used more generally to describe any increase in temperature in a specific context, such as a localized weather event or an industrial process, but its most prominent application is in discussions of climate change.