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climate crisis
[ klahy-mit krahy-sis ]
noun
, Climatology.
- a critical situation in which long-term change in the earth’s climate has severe adverse effects on the environment, necessitating immediate and bold countermeasures:
Brewers are taking notice as the climate crisis decimates Europe’s barley crops.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of climate crisis1
First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences
Vox also catalogues the many Republicans, from Newt Gingrich to George W. Bush, who publicly talked about the climate crisis.
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This pessimism may be the most realistic view of the climate crisis.
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Will the impacts described above be the peak of the climate crisis, to be followed by a period of recovery and rejuvenation?
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The climate crisis, however, is also a threat—though it is of a different nature altogether.
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Indeed, more than a few top U.S. military leaders have already designated the climate crisis as a national security issue.
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