ClimateSeptember 2, 2026

uninhabitability

un-in-hab-it-uh-BIL-i-tee

Definition

The state or condition of being unsuitable for human life or residence, often due to extreme environmental changes.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'inhabitabilis', meaning 'not fit to be lived in,' combining the prefix 'un-' (not) with the verb 'inhabit' and the suffix '-ability' (the quality of being).

In the news

In this article, the term describes the extreme future scenarios caused by climate change, where regions may no longer be able to sustain human communities.

UNEP climate overshoot report 'risks being call to apathy, not to arms'

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