global weirding en · NOUN
Etymology
A play on global warming, popularized by Thomas Friedman.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The belief that climate change causes or will cause various weather-related extremes, including both hot and cold weather, to become more intense.
You may see the highest zone numbers (14 or 15) on the label of that tropical banana plant you bought. Global weirding or no, if you live anywhere other than South Florida, you're still going to have to put it in your glass conservatory for the winter.
2002 November 7, Anne Raver, “Bananas in the Backyard”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Remember: climate change means “global weirding,” not just global warming.
2008 August 7, Thomas L. Friedman, “The language of global weirding”, in The Seattle Times, retrieved 22 Jul 2021: