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| cli·mate lag (plural cli·mate lags) |
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delay in climate change: a delay that can occur in climate change as a result of the influence of some slower-acting factor. For example, the full effects of releasing a particular quantity of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere may not be known immediately because of its partial absorption and later release by the oceans.
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