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A species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger.
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climate canary — n. A natural phenomenon or event that signals a looming environmental disaster caused by climate change. Example Citations: They are dubbed the climate canaries the people destined to become the first victims of world climate change. And as… … New words
climate canary — /ˈklaɪmət kənɛəri/ (say kluymuht kuhnairree) noun a plant or animal species, a geographical feature, or a human habitat, which provides an early warning of a climate change which will have more far reaching effects. {from the former use of a… …
climate porn — n. Extreme or alarmist language or images used to describe the current or future effects of man made climate change. Also: climate pornography. Example Citations: Recently, a left leaning think tank in Great Britain came up with a good way to… … New words
climate refugee — n. A person who has been forced to relocate due to changing climate or to a disaster caused by or associated with climate change. Also: climate change refugee. Example Citations: The enormous Greenland ice sheet is melting twice as fast as it was … New words
Canary Islands — Islas Canarias (Spanish) Autonomous community … Wikipedia
Climate of Spain — Climate of the Iberian Peninsula according to the Köppen Climate Classification. Spanish State Meteorological Agency Agencia Estatal de Meteorología and Portuguese Meteorological Institute Instituto de Meteorologia.[1] … Wikipedia
Climate of Africa — Climate zones of Africa, showing the ecological break between the desert climate of the Sahara and the Horn of Africa (red), the semi arid Sahel (orange) and the tropical climate of Central and Western Africa (blue). Southern Africa has a… … Wikipedia
Canary Islands — Canarian, adj., n. a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic Ocean, near the NW coast of Africa, comprising two provinces of Spain. 1,138,801; 2894 sq. mi. (7495 sq. km). Also called Canaries. * * * Spanish Islas Canarias Island group and… … Universalium
Climate of the United Kingdom — Hardiness zones in the British Isles. The United Kingdom straddles the geographic mid latitudes between 50 60 N from the equator. It is also positioned on the western seaboard of Eurasia, the world s largest land mass. These boundary conditions… … Wikipedia
Climate change in Washington — Main article: Climate change in the United States Digitally colored elevation map of Washington. Climate change in the American state of Washington is a subject of study and projection today. Contents … Wikipedia
