Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the greenhouse effect1 â warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space. Certain gases in the atmosphere block heat from escaping.
Definition of CROCKY. : impaired in one's powers: physically frail. ADVERTISEMENT.ote that some information is displayed differently in the Unabridged. To access the complete Unabridged Dictionary, with an additional 300,000 words that aren't in our free dictionary, start a free trial.
(krÄ«â²noidâ²) n. Any of various echinoderms of the class Crinoidea, including the sea lilies and feather stars, that are characterized by a cup-shaped body, feathery radiating arms, and either a stalk or a clawlike structure with which they are able to attach to a surface.