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The dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage. / (countable) An official recognition that such a situation exists.

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climate emergency

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climate emergency

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

人為的な気候変動によって引き起こされる、取り返しのつかない環境破壊の危険がある状況（気候非常事態） / そのような状況が存在することを公式に認識した状態

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Scientists warn that delaying action will worsen the climate emergency and make recovery impossible for many ecosystems.

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科学者たちは、対策を遅らせると人為的な気候危機が悪化し、多くの生態系の回復が不可能になると警告している。

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The 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.

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