Today's word is....
miasma \my-AZ-muh; mee-\, noun:
1. A vaporous exhalation (as of marshes or putrid matter) formerly thought to cause disease; broadly, a thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation.
2. A harmful or corrupting atmosphere or influence; also, an atmosphere that obscures; a fog.
Miasma comes from Greek miasma, "pollution," from miainein, "to pollute."
Through his movie, “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore works toward ending the miasma we have created on this planet.
Miasma comes from Greek miasma, "pollution," from miainein, "to pollute."
Through his movie, “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore works toward ending the miasma we have created on this planet.
To learn more about global warming and the film, go to the following website:
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
See a trailer: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2078944470709189270
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