Definitions for Extreme Weather
ex·treme weath·er

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1. Extreme weather

   Extreme weather or extreme climate events includes unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution—the range that has been seen in the past. Often, extreme events are based on a location's recorded weather history and defined as lying in the most unusual ten percent.In recent years, growing evidence suggests that human-induced global warming is increasing the periodicity and intensity of some extreme weather events. Confidence in the attribution of extreme weather and other events to anthropocentric climate change is highest in changes in frequency or magnitude of extreme heat and cold events with some confidence in increases in heavy precipitation and increases in intensity of droughts.Extreme weather has significant impacts on human society as well natural ecosystems. For example, global insurer Munich Re estimates that natural disasters cause more than $90 billion global direct losses in 2015.

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1. Extreme weather

   Extreme weather includes unusual, severe or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution—the range that has been seen in the past. The most commonly used definition of extreme weather is based on an event's climatological distribution: Extreme weather occurs only 5% or less of the time. According to climate scientists and meteorological researchers, extreme weather events have been rare. Some extreme weather events have been attributed to man-made global warming, with a 2012 studies indicating an increasing threat from extreme weather.

How to pronounce Extreme Weather?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Extreme Weather in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Extreme Weather in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Extreme Weather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Extreme Weather in a Sentence

1. Klara Maria Schenk:

   Europe is experiencing the warmest January days ever recorded and communities around the world are grappling with extreme weather events supercharged by the climate crisis, meanwhile, the rich and powerful flock to Davos in ultra-polluting, socially inequitable private jets to discuss climate and inequality behind closed doors.

2. Russell Armstrong:

   As one of the biggest historical emitters of carbon pollution, the US has an obligation to the global community to prioritize the fight against climate change and help foot the bill on the costs of destruction from extreme weather.

3. Maria Lopez-Nuñez:

   Either we plan for extreme weather events or will we pay the price.

4. Donald Trump:

   When you talk about global warming, all this stuff -- Obama thinks the single biggest threat is global warming, can you believe it? you can't get hurt with extreme weather. (Obama) said the biggest threat we have is extreme weather. I say in terms of global warming, the biggest threat we have is nuclear global warming -- that's the biggest threat we have, believe me.

5. Panmao Zhai:

   One of the key messages that comes out very strongly from this report is that we are already seeing the consequences of 1 degree C of global warming through more extreme weather, rising sea levels and diminishing Arctic sea ice, among other changes.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Weather
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Extreme Weather