How do climate scientists make predictions?

heatwave

n. 熱浪；[例句] This summer is becoming one of the hottest ever with heatwaves across Europe.

sweltering

adj. 酷熱的，熱得難受的；[例句] a sweltering 37.7°C.

global warming

n. 全球暖化；[例句] limit global warming to 1.5°C.

catastrophic

adj. 災難性的；[例句] leading to warnings of catastrophic damage.

prediction

n. 預測（斷言某事必將發生）；[例句] Climate models don't make predictions.

projection

n. 推估（基於條件的未來情境）；[例句] they make projections about different possible futures.

conditional

adj. 有條件的，取決於…的；[例句] a projection is conditional.

greenhouse gas emissions

n. 溫室氣體排放；[例句] human activity, especially greenhouse gas emissions.

dual effect

n. 雙重效應；[例句] clouds have this dual effect.

block

v. 阻擋；[例句] blocking sunlight.

trap

v. 捕捉，困住（此處指留住熱能）；[例句] also warm it by trapping heat.

out of whack

片語 失調、失衡、運作不正常；[例句] how much it's out of whack.

pro-something

前綴 支持…的；[例句] I am very pro-science.

not on the table

片語 不在考慮範圍內、不是選項；[例句] no climate change is unfortunately not on the table.

trajectory

n. 軌跡、發展方向；[例句] the trajectory we're heading in.

adapt

v. 適應；[例句] in order to adapt.

beyond doubt

片語 毫無疑問地；[例句] Climate models prove beyond doubt.

radiation

n. 輻射；[例句] the radiation going back out into space.

atmosphere

n. 大氣層；[例句] entering the Earth's atmosphere.

supercomputer

n. 超級電腦；[例句] fed into supercomputers.