English Dictionary
Definition climate canary in British English
climate canary noun
noun
1
an unexpected change in something from the natural world which is caused by climate change, and which indicates that much bigger environmental problems are likely in the future
Example
As 2015 closes, it is easy to feel daunted by the future - even overwhelmed. In a year that saw the world pass the historic 400PPM of atmospheric carbon for the first time in a long time, and with global temperature records seeming to be broken on a now regular basis, it is easy to feel alarmed by the mounting climate canary.
