forbidden word(s): climate crisis

climate n. 1 The Virgin Islands have a mild climate. Retirees often move to a warm climate: usual weather, weather pattern, weather; wether region, weather zone. 2 After the revolution, the climate of the country remained tense:  general feeling, mood, atmosphere, disposition, frame of mine, attitude, spirit, tone, character, temper, quality, air, ambience.
◊ Word origin:Climate comes from Greek klima, region, hence the weather typical of a region.

from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.

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crisis  n. Negotiations between the two countries are approaching a crisis:  turning point, climax; emergency, critical stage. 
◊ Word Origin: Crisis comes from Greek krisis, turning point, point of decision.

from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.

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climate crisis n. serious problems that are being caused or likely to be caused by changes in the world’s weather, in particular the world getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: Children all over the world marched to raise awareness of the climate crisis. He indicts the government, media, and even environmentalists for not doing enough about this climate crisis.

from – climate crisis. (2025). Cambridge Dictionary 

Bonus from The United Nations:

The Climate Crisis – A Race We Can Win

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example sentences: climate crisis

He says, “The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity.”

The organization is devoted to conveying the urgency of solving the climate crisis.

I’m very frightened about the climate crises that we’re facing. I think we have to get away from fossil fuels and gas and oil and turn to clean energy.

Current growth is creating a climate crisis, it is environmentally unsustainable.

from – climate crisis. (2025). Cambridge Dictionary 

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