extreme climate
Harsh environmental conditions
Extreme climate describes weather conditions at the harsh ends of habitability—deserts with punishing heat, polar regions with brutal cold, or areas with severe storms, drought, or monsoons.
The phrase often appears in discussions of survival, adaptation, or climate change: Species in extreme climates face mounting pressures as temperatures rise.
The expedition trained for extreme climate conditions.
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- heat domeStationary high-pressure extreme warmth
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
record temperatures · tipping point · deforestation · drought · flash flood · greenhouse gases · hurricane · desertification · glacier retreat · rising seas · polar vortex · sea-level rise · water scarcity · biodiversity loss · disaster preparedness · El Niño · tornado · storm surge
extreme climatetemperate climate
Moderate weather region
mild climate · moderate climate · Mediterranean climate · temperate zone · mild weather
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