Each word or phrase below conceals the same word - with the letters in consecutive, but random order. Can you find the word - and the theme of this puzzle?

WITHOUT MALICE
DELICATE MATTER
LOCAL TIME
HERMETICALLY
PROBLEMATIC
CHEMICAL TEST

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Each word or phrase conceals the scrambled letters to CLIMATE.
Puzzle theme: CLIMATE CHANGE

Credit: LA Times Crossword
June 14, 2015
Merl Reagle
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