'Climate strike' named Collins' word of the year for 2019

Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and a growing sense of alarm over global heating have made 2019 a watershed moment in terms of climate change action. Now the Collins Dictionary has named "climate strike" as its word of the year, defining it as "a form of protest in which people absent themselves from education or work in order to join demonstrations demanding action to counter climate change." Other words that made it onto the shortlist include "rewilding," or the act of returning areas of