climate
Long-term weather pattern
Climate is the long-term weather patterns of a region—its typical temperatures, rainfall, humidity, and seasons over years or decades.
The Mediterranean climate features mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
Climate also describes prevailing conditions or atmosphere in other domains: the political climate, the business climate, a climate of fear.
Climate change refers to shifts in global weather patterns, particularly warming attributed to human activity.
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
seasons · monsoon · drought · frost · heatwave · barometer · forecast · atmospheric
Substances released into air
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- mitigationReduction of severity
- ParisFrance's chief city
Kyoto · cap-and-trade · regulations · renewable · sustainable · decarbonization · net-zero · IPCC
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
migration · deforestation · permafrost · tundra · rainforest · desertification · extinction · wildlife
Increasing in temperature
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- anthropogenicCaused by human activity
- globalRelating to entire world
rising · temperatures · sea-level · glaciers · flooding · wildfires · displacement · refugees
Of hot, humid regions
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- aridDevoid of water
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
subtropical · continental · maritime · highland · subarctic · hardiness · biome · latitude
meteorology
Study of atmospheric phenomena
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
rainfall · seasons · monsoon · drought · frost · heatwave · barometer · forecast · atmospheric · tropical
emissions
Substances released into air
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- mitigationReduction of severity
Paris · Kyoto · cap-and-trade · regulations · renewable · sustainable · decarbonization · net-zero · IPCC · COP
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
species · migration · deforestation · permafrost · tundra · rainforest · desertification · extinction · wildlife · conservation
warming
Increasing in temperature
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- anthropogenicCaused by human activity
global · rising · temperatures · sea-level · glaciers · flooding · wildfires · displacement · refugees · denial
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
Mediterranean · subtropical · continental · maritime · highland · subarctic · hardiness · biome · latitude · altitude
- atmosphereair, humidity, atmosphere, temperature, oxygen
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- Worldearth, globe, planet, continents, continent
- climateweather, global warming, temperature, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
climateweather
Atmospheric state outdoors
forecast · storm · temperature reading · cold snap · heat wave
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- climate agreementsMultinational pollution reduction pacts
- climate effectsResults of atmospheric changes
- northern climateCold high-latitude weather patterns
- climate controlRegulating indoor temperature
- warm climateRegion with high temperatures
climates, climatic, microclimate, climatology, microclimates, climatically, climatologist, climatize, climatologists