climatic
adjective
cli·mat·ic
klī-ˈma-tik 
klə-
1
: of or relating to climate
climatic changes
the climatic requirements of the crop
2
: resulting from or influenced by the climate rather than the soil compare edaphic sense 2
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But by many projections, the world may not be able to stay below the 1.5°C threshold and avert potential climatic disaster by reducing Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions alone.
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Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Looking ahead, geopolitical and climatic pressures are likely to reshape international alliances.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2024
In 2019, Bierman, a geologist, and his team discovered plant fragments in the frozen soil collected from the base of the core—evidence that Greenland’s ice sheet had melted before, under climatic conditions similar to today’s.
—The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Multiple climatic tipping points could also be triggered, pushing Earth systems from relatively stable states into dramatically different ones, with potentially calamitous consequences.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Looking ahead, geopolitical and climatic pressures are likely to reshape international alliances.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2024
In 2019, Bierman, a geologist, and his team discovered plant fragments in the frozen soil collected from the base of the core—evidence that Greenland’s ice sheet had melted before, under climatic conditions similar to today’s.
—The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Multiple climatic tipping points could also be triggered, pushing Earth systems from relatively stable states into dramatically different ones, with potentially calamitous consequences.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Climatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climatic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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