global boiling

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

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

Noun

global boiling (plural global boilings)

1. (sciences, neologism) 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. [from 2023]
   • 2023 July 27, Catherine Clifford, quoting António Guterres, “‘The era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN boss, as White House announces provisions to protect workers from extreme heat”, in NBC News‎^[1]:

     “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.”