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Climate Change: 'A Train Crash, But Not in Slow Motion Anymore'

Original: Climate change is often described as a train crash in slow motion. It's a train crash, but not in slow motion anymore. #

Climate commentators are reviving the familiar metaphor of global warming as a train crash in slow motion, arguing the crash is now happening at full speed. The framing reflects a growing sense that extreme weather and record temperatures mean climate impacts are no longer a distant threat but a present reality.

Why now: Ongoing extreme weather and record-breaking heat are driving renewed urgency in climate discourse.

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