Environmental Crisis Terminology

verb to cause severe and extensive damage or destruction

• The town was ravaged by a devastating tornado, leaving many homes destroyed.
• The forest fire ravaged through the park, causing a lot of damage.
• The party last night completely ravaged my energy levels, I'm so tired today.
• Her heart was ravaged by the betrayal of her closest friend.

noun a noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'earth' is a noun that refers to the planet we live on.

• Scientists warn of the potential consequences of a hothouse earth scenario.
• Hey, have you heard about this whole hothouse earth thing?
• The planet could turn into a real hothouse earth if we don't take action.
• Her anger was like a hothouse earth, steadily building up until it exploded.