A professor of Pacific studies says the increase in the frequency of natural disasters and land erosions, and rising ocean temperatures, means new terminology is now needed to reflect how drastic the environmental situation has become.
Steven Ratuva, who is the co-leader for a New Zealand-government supported research project called Protect Pacific, said the term 'climate change' doesn't fully address the impacts seen throughout the Pacific and elsewhere globally.
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