global boiling

[ gloh-buhl boi-ling ]

noun

1. a nonscientific term used to emphasize the trend toward and severity of extreme heat events, especially in regard to public health:

   Owing to the number of heat-related deaths, the agency has referred to this month—the hottest July on record—as further evidence that we’ve entered an era of global boiling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of global boiling¹

First recorded in 2005–10