Thermageddon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A proposed apocalypse caused by the rising temperatures of climate change.

Word forms

Thermageddon

Etymology

Coined by Greenpeace co-founder Robert Hunter in his 2003 book, Thermageddon: Countdown to 2030, from thermal + -geddon (after Armageddon (“the end of the world”)).

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