Do you really know? Has the climate breakdown really begun?
Oct 10, 2025
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres indicates that climate breakdown has officially begun, linking it to unprecedented heatwaves this summer. June, July, and August 2023 marked the hottest recorded three-month span. Discover what 'climate breakdown' really means and how it’s not a formal scientific term. Learn how climatologists had predicted these extreme temperatures and the concerning tipping points, like coral reef loss. Lastly, find out if we can still avoid catastrophic outcomes, with urgent calls for CO2 reductions and energy reforms.
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UN Frames Climate As A Breakdown
- The UN's
Phrase Conveys Urgency Not Science
- 'Climate breakdown' isn't a scientific term but conveys urgency.
- Guterres uses strong language to draw attention to record heat and impacts.
This Summer Matched Climate Predictions
- Recent extreme heat aligns with scientific predictions about warming.
- Climatologists expected increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves.