Climatastrophe
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A natural catastrophe largely or solely the result of climate chaos. countable, uncountable
"His testimony at a public hearing was a harbinger of uglier epithets to come. In 2009 the climatastrophe meme started to unravel. A whistle blower inside the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia (which pioneered climate studies under deservedly famous Professor Hubert Lamb) became so offended by its hidden corruption of climate science that he/she released the infamous Climategate emails."
Example
More examples"His testimony at a public hearing was a harbinger of uglier epithets to come. In 2009 the climatastrophe meme started to unravel. A whistle blower inside the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia (which pioneered climate studies under deservedly famous Professor Hubert Lamb) became so offended by its hidden corruption of climate science that he/she released the infamous Climategate emails."
Etymology
Blend of climate + catastrophe.
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