climate change
compound.compound. The long-term change in the Earth's weather patterns, especially the rise in global temperatures caused by human activity.
compound. A significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years, particularly the current rise in average global temperature.
Climate change affects weather around the world.
Many scientists agree that burning fossil fuels is a major cause of climate change.
Governments are debating policies to mitigate the long-term economic impacts of climate change on coastal communities.
This compound noun is treated as a single, uncountable concept.
Distinguish from 'global warming', which is a primary aspect of climate change but not the only one; climate change also includes shifts in precipitation and extreme weather events.
The climates change is a big issue.Climate change is a big issue.As a compound noun, 'climate change' is a single, uncountable unit and is not pluralized or typically preceded by 'the' when speaking generally.