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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Seriously. Climate change is the most useless term, it doesn't have the necessary oomph. Call it climate destruction.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I think The Guardian has committed a few years ago to call it the 'climate crisis' (they also have a dedicated category page with the title). But yeah, language matters. I tend to use climate catastrophe.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I like the name climate crisis. It's formal sounding but conveys the direness of the situation much better than climate change.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I'm with you, I've started referring to it with this name. It's apt, we're in a current crisis not a situation that we will only see effects from generations from now. I talk to a lot of people who seem to think this is a next generation problem, even the current young generation.

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