Term
greenhouse effect
The trapping of heat near the Earth's surface by gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapour.
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail, but Some Don't, Nate Silver
Explained in
- The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail, but Some Don't, Nate Silver
- Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Stephen Hawking
The warming of a planet by gases in its atmosphere that trap heat. The scenario where it speeds itself up and turns Earth into Venus is Hawking's warning, not a forecast by climate scientists.