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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > EXTREME WEATHER

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EXTREME WEATHER  

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  • Extreme weather includes weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution, especially severe or unseasonal weather.[1] 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 are rare.[2] (en)

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  • 2012-06-25 09:31:05.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (EXTREME WEATHER [b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963,39651] - ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS [5273c8c2-d30b-4666-b2d5-0388ce2741d0,39645]);
  • 2012-06-25 09:32:07.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (EXTREME WEATHER [b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963,39651] - EXTREME DROUGHT [e4c806af-ab57-4fda-b7e9-29e3c65f6ec5,39653]);
  • 2012-06-25 09:34:30.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (EXTREME WEATHER [b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963,39651] - EXTREME PRECIPITATION [fc5a1b7a-5ee8-4d67-80f5-a57e3f1734ab,39655]);
  • 2012-06-25 09:38:56.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (EXTREME WEATHER [b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963,39651] - HEAT/COLD WAVE FREQUENCY/INTENSITY [079e6699-efbf-4358-9047-b668b459fc22,39657]);
  • 2012-06-25 09:41:14.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (EXTREME WEATHER [b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963,39651] - MONSOON ONSET/INTENSITY [7f95ceda-09fd-4ee3-9f30-bf38bf831e12,39659]);
  • 2012-06-25 09:43:52.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (EXTREME WEATHER [b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963,39651] - TROPICAL OR EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE FREQUENCY/INTENSITY [a85b812e-e4d2-4dce-bf67-d89a3e1a9122,39661]);
  • 2012-07-03 12:42:38.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: Extreme weather includes weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution, especially severe or unseasonal weather.[1] 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 are rare.[2] language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963

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