climate change
/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Natural large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system, as brought about by ice ages.
Uncountable
noun
Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand."
- "“Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods,” he writes. “It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”"
- "It’s time for our generation-defining public works. How about stopping climate change before we destroy the planet and getting millions of people involved manufacturing and installing solar panels?"
- "If you are serious about climate change a rolling programme of electrification is the only rational policy."
- "Both the UK and Europe have experienced record summer temperatures in the past couple of years, which have brought home the fact that climate change is happening."
- "In short, mainstream parties no longer offer an element that every successful political project requires: a promise of a better world. But nativists still offer it. They solve the problem of climate change by pretending it doesn't exist."