climate strike

Questions

How do you pronounce climate strike?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklaɪmət straik/.

What does climate strike mean?

A protest in which people absent themselves from professional or educational activities in order to join demonstrations calling for action to counter climate change.

Where does climate strike come from?

Firstly coined in 2015 during a mass demonstration at UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the expression took off only in 2018 after the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg started skipping school on Fridays in order to protest in front of the national parliament. In September 2019 around six million people joined the climate strike worldwide.

How to pronounce climate strike

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “climate strike”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈklaɪmət straik/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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