{"id":61139,"date":"2024-11-06T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=61139"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:58:17","slug":"key-climate-change-terms-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/climate-emergency\/key-climate-change-terms-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Key climate change terms you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Six climate change terms, explained\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wG-n1MLHu_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the climate crisis continues to affect our daily lives&mdash;through extreme heat, erratic rainfall, and disasters such as floods and landslides&mdash;understanding the language of climate change is more important than ever. However, complex terminology and scientific jargon can often make these discussions difficult to follow. In this video, we break down key climate terms to help you become better informed and prepared to navigate the climate conversation.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/strengthen-your-climate-change-vocabulary-sdg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/article\/climate-emergency\/a-guide-to-key-climate-change-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this<\/a> article to learn more about key climate terms<\/em>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&mdash;<\/p><div id=\"idron-1370841294\" class=\"idron-article-in-content idron-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idranswers.idronline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  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href=\"https:\/\/climatepromise.undp.org\/news-and-stories\/climate-dictionary-everyday-guide-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a> about essential climate change terms and concepts. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"idron-3942580574\" class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement idron-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, 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