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Climate is the long-term
weather pattern in an area,
typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and
variability of meteorological...
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Contemporary climate change includes both
global warming and its
impacts on Earth's
weather patterns.
There have been
previous periods of
climate change, but...
- The Köppen
climate classification is one of the most
widely used
climate classification systems. It was
first published by German-Russian climatologist...
- An
oceanic climate, also
known as a
marine climate, is the
humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen
classification Cfb,
typical of west
coasts in higher...
- A
Mediterranean climate /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/, also
called dry
summer temperate climate Cs, is a
temperate climate sub-type,
characterized by dry
summers and...
- In geography, the
temperate climates (sometimes
tepid climates) of
Earth occur in the
middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator),
which span between...
- A semi-arid
climate, semi-desert
climate, or
steppe climate is a dry
climate sub-type. It is
located on
regions that
receive precipitation below potential...
- A
humid subtropical climate is a zone of
climate characterized by hot and
humid summers, and cool to mild winters.
These climates normally lie on the...
- The
desert climate or arid
climate (in the Köppen
climate classification BWh and BWk), is a dry
climate sub-type in
which there is a
severe excess of evaporation...
- The
subarctic climate (also
called subpolar climate, or
boreal climate) is a
climate characterised by long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short,...