pre-industrial
Adjective
Meaning
pre-industrial
Alternative spelling of preindustrial
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Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.
According to the UNFCCC, these targets are relative to pre-industrial temperatures.
Add 0.7 °C to projections to make them relative to pre-industrial levels instead of 1980–99.
At a planetary level, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report last year on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.
Based on the Los Chocoyos eruption, scientists from the University of Oslo (UiO), GEOMAR and NCAR simulated emissions of gaseous sulfur and halogen to the atmosphere in pre-industrial times.
For instance, a 2005 analysis of 186 pre-industrial societies found that corporal punishment was more prevalent in societies which also had higher rates of homicide, assault, and war.