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URGENCE CLIMATIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- climate emergency
1, record 1, English, climate%20emergency
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid the potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it. 1, record 1, English, - climate%20emergency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- urgence climatique
1, record 1, French, urgence%20climatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation où une action urgente est nécessaire pour réduire ou freiner les changements climatiques et éviter les dommages environnementaux potentiellement irréversibles qui en résultent. 1, record 1, French, - urgence%20climatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- emergencia climática
1, record 1, Spanish, emergencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- urgencia climática 2, record 1, Spanish, urgencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El mundo entero se encuentra en una situación de emergencia climática y tenemos que adoptar medidas de emergencia. 3, record 1, Spanish, - emergencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emergencia climática; urgencia climática: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que muchos expertos empiezan a señalar que la situación de cambio de clima que estamos viviendo, por su magnitud, su intensidad y su velocidad, permite afirmar que estamos ante una "crisis climática". [Otros apuntan que] "emergencia climática" […] es un término más preciso para aludir a una dimensión temporal corta para actuar y que traslada verazmente la necesidad de adoptar con prontitud medidas intensas para afrontar el problema. [...] Cuando, además, se quiera enfatizar la amenaza que esto supone [...] pueden emplearse las alternativas "emergencia" y "urgencia climática" [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - emergencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
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