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Global warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.

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Zhang, Z. (2018). Regional Climate Change. In: Multivariate Time Series Analysis in Climate and Environmental Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67340-0_7

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