The Grim Reality of Climate Crisis in 2022.
TL;DR
The term "climate change" was invented by Republican strategist Frank Luntz to downplay the severity of global warming and create doubt about its human causes. The term has been widely adopted, but it fails to convey the urgency and severity of the situation. The planet is rapidly heating, and we need a new vocabulary to describe the scale of the problem. The author suggests using the term "extinction" to convey the mass extinction that is already happening and the catastrophic consequences that will follow.
- We Should Stop Calling It “Climate Change” — And Start Calling It Extinction Eudaimonia and Co
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- UN Reports 'Off The Charts' Melting Of Glaciers NDTV
- Climate Change Continued Its Advance Through 2022: WMO Report | Weather.com The Weather Channel
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