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climate crisis

American  

[klahy-mit krahy-sis] / ˈklaɪ mɪt ˌkraɪ sɪs /

noun

Climatology.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of climate crisis

First recorded in 1985–90

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Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate crisis, even though it is one of the lowest emitters of global greenhouse emissions.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“We are dealing with a climate crisis when we are at peak capacity, and we have to find new sources of water,” said Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, the Panama Canal Authority administrator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

My undergrads are rightly fearful about the climate crisis but working in community to find their way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

"Understanding that complexity is essential if we want to reconstruct how infectious diseases shaped human history. Especially as treponemal disease like yaws is re-emerging due to the climate crisis."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Others came up with captions including "Don't Look Up," a reference to the 2021 film starring Leonardo Di Caprio parodying societal apathy to the climate crisis.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026