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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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I like the name climate crisis. It's formal sounding but conveys the direness of the situation much better than climate change.
I'm with you, I've started referring to it with this name. It's apt, we're in a current crisis not a situation that we will only see effects from generations from now. I talk to a lot of people who seem to think this is a next generation problem, even the current young generation.