Initially, it wasn't. Every new term is new only for a certain time. The way these terms are being used in the media can lead to semantic bleaching, which is wh

Initially, it wasn't. Every new term is new only for a certain time. The way these terms are being used in the media can lead to semantic bleaching, which is why from time to time new terms are made up. In the end, this doesn't change anything about what it is. It's a somewhat slow process with a big lag between action and outcome. Using terms to describe this that typically are reserved for events that are fundamentally different in nature (much shorter time scales, short lag between actions and outcome, etc.) is counter productive. We have to grow up and learn to look at it from a calm, non-panicky view point and take action where action makes sense in the context of our lives (not only from a reductionist view point that only looks at the climate and nothing else). Maybe even more importantly, we have to learn how to be fine with not taking action where it doesn't make sense and would come with a high probability of making things worse.