uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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In early January 2025, the Bureau of Land Management website explained the communities are in an area that climate change is rendering uninhabitable, mentioning climate eight times.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Some were declared uninhabitable and are scheduled for demolition.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Investigators were searching a remote and virtually uninhabitable area on Grindstone Mountain this week when a drone flying overhead detected something unusual in a thicket of trees.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The residence was uninhabitable, and the family found temporary housing within North Crowley High School’s attendance zone, with assistance from their insurance, Antonio Torres, Jacob’s father, said.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Some were declared uninhabitable and are scheduled for demolition.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Investigators were searching a remote and virtually uninhabitable area on Grindstone Mountain this week when a drone flying overhead detected something unusual in a thicket of trees.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The residence was uninhabitable, and the family found temporary housing within North Crowley High School’s attendance zone, with assistance from their insurance, Antonio Torres, Jacob’s father, said.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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