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Posted 9/10/2005 1:38:19 AM
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Transition of the climate system into a different state (of temperature, rainfall, and other aspects) on a time scale that is faster than the responsible forcing (mechanistic); change of the climate system that is faster than the adaptation time of social and/or ecosystems (impacts).

(Source: NOAA NESDIS, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/abrupt/glossary.html)

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