Glossary of Climate Change - F

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• Feedbacks - either an amplification (positive feedback) or a reduction (negative feedback) of the rate of global warming caused by its effects.
• Fossil fuel - fossil source fuels, that is, hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the earth’s crust.
• Freon - DuPont's trade name for its odorless, colorless, nonflammable, and noncorrosive chlorofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants, which are used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems.