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- noun Changes in the
Earth 's climate, especially those said to be produced byglobal warming .
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- noun a change in the world's climate
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bilby commented on the word climate change
I'm sorry I was late. My clock is undergoing severe malfunctions due to the onset of climate change.
May 12, 2008
alexz commented on the word climate change
phrase banned again in 2017 along with "Paris agreement" and "emmisions reduction" "climate change" was previously on the 'banned list' in 2015 by Florida (with 'global warming').
March 31, 2017
alexz commented on the word climate change
Term now banned by the USDA https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/07/usda-climate-change-language-censorship-emails
'“Climate change” is in the “avoid” category, to be replaced by “weather extremes”. '
August 7, 2017