Meanings
plural climate emergencies
- countableuncountableThe dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage.
The effects of the climate emergency are more evident than biodiversity loss, but still, society is failing to cut emissions, the paper argues. If people understood the magnitude of the crises, changes in politics and policies could match the gravity of the threat.
2021 January 13, Phoebe Weston, “Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption”, in The GuardianSynonyms: climate crisis
- countableAn official recognition that such a situation exists.
Dozens of local areas have copied Carla's motion and declared climate emergencies including Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Bath.
2019 May 3, Lindsay Brown, “Climate change: What is a climate emergency?”, in BBC News
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage.
Translations
Afrikaans klimaatkrisis
- klimaatkrisisdangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Chinese Mandarin 氣候危機 /气候危机
- 氣候危機 /气候危机 (qìhòu wēijī)dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Finnish ilmastohätätila
- ilmastohätätiladangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
German Klimanotstand
- Klimanotstanddangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Hindi जलवायु आपातकाल
- जलवायु आपातकाल (jalvāyu āpātkāl)dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Hungarian klímavészhelyzet
- klímavészhelyzetdangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Indonesian krisis iklim, darurat iklim
- krisis iklimdangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
- darurat iklimdangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Irish éigeandáil aeráide
- éigeandáil aeráidedangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Korean 기후 비상
- 기후 비상 (gihu bisang)dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Polish kryzys klimatyczny
- kryzys klimatycznydangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage
Cite this entry
climate emergency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climate%20emergency
“climate emergency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climate%20emergency. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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