'Climate Emergency' Named Oxford Word of the Year

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By Common DreamsNov 21, 2019, 10:03 am266 pts
By Jessica Corbett Climate advocates and experts celebrated Oxford Dictionaries' announcement Wednesday that "climate emergency" is the Oxford Word of the Year 2019. None Oxford defines climate emergency as "a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially…

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