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forced climate variability  

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  • Studies on global warming and climate change generally distinguish between internally generated and externally forced climate variability. Internally generated variability is the result of processes within a system, while externally forced variability is caused by some factors outside the system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Forced Climate Variability]

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