Etymology

global boiling

Today it means: A very fast and sharp increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space; an extreme form of global warming. Full definition →

First used 2023
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Coined by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in July 2023.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2023 A very fast and sharp increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space; an extreme form of global warming.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.