Yes. Earth is already showing many signs of worldwide climate change.  Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.  The rate of warming is increasing.Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.  The rate of warming is increasing.
Medical Definition of nodular. : of, relating to, characterized by, or occurring in the form of nodules nodular lesions nodular melanoma.
nodule - (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) mineralogy - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them.