Climate Resilience

noun a person or thing that serves as a warning of a dangerous or harmful situation related to climate change

• The climate canary is used as an early warning system for environmental changes.
• The climate canary is like the canary in the coal mine, indicating when things are going wrong.
• If the climate canary starts chirping, we know we need to take action fast.
• The coral reefs are the climate canaries of the ocean, showing the effects of climate change before other ecosystems.

noun a type of garden designed to capture and manage rainwater runoff, typically using plants and soil to filter pollutants

• The city council implemented a raingarden project to help manage stormwater runoff.
• We should plant some flowers in the raingarden to make it look prettier.
• Let's chill by the raingarden and enjoy the sound of raindrops.
• Her mind was like a well-tended raingarden, absorbing and filtering out all the negativity around her.