Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

climate catastrophe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: cli-mate -catas-tro-phe
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The severe negative effects of climate change on both the natural world and humanity as a result of extreme weather events, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, etc.

Example Sentences

"This same narrative is parroted by the government. But there is nothing natural about it. This is climate change in action, and pretending we aren’t experiencing a climate catastrophe right now is dangerously irresponsible. Remember, we are only at the beginning of the hockey stick curve. Things are going to get much worse."

Inflected Forms

climate catastrophes (plural)

Questions

What does climate catastrophe mean?: The severe negative effects of climate change on both the natural world and humanity as a result of extreme weather events, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, etc.

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