English Explanatory Dictionary

global boiling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

global boiling global boilings

Etymology

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

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