climate crisis

[ klahy-mit krahy-sis ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of climate crisis¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

But while the authors of this letter recognise these achievements, they feel that the slow-moving COP process is “no longer fit for purpose” in dealing with a fast-moving climate crisis.

From BBC

In his manifesto, which he titled “The Inconvenient Truth” — a seeming nod to Al Gore’s documentary about the climate crisis — he wrote that “water sheds around the country, especially in agricultural areas, are being depleted.”

From Salon

Yet immigration is still largely seen as separate from the environmental stresses contributing to it, and scrutiny of the far right has largely missed its intertwining with the climate crisis.

From Salon

Some environmental groups worry nuclear projects are too costly and come with timelines that do not meet the urgency of the climate crisis.

From BBC

Uranium is making a comeback thanks to a renewed focus on nuclear energy as a climate crisis solution.

From BBC