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No, "climate change" is neither precise nor very accurate. It is not precise because it does not tell us anything about how the climate changing. "Climate emerg
by anoncake 7y ago
No, "climate change" is neither precise nor very accurate. It is not precise because it does not tell us anything about how the climate changing. "Climate emergency" is more precise because it tells us that climate is changing in a problematic manner that requires immediate action. "Global warming" is more precise because it tells us that the climate changes in that temperatures increase. And "global heating" is even more precise because it tells us that the earth warms too much.
"Climate change" and "global warming" are accurate on a semantic level but not on the level of pragmatics. In particular, people generally understand "warm" as "warm, but not hot".