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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The study blames climatic conditions during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, when encroaching glaciers and drought killed off many of the early humans’ food sources.
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Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
Much of Spain’s land now faces climatic conditions that could lead to desertification.
—Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2023
Our carriers deliver the mail throughout the year during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
But the 10 maps and graphs below vividly illustrate the global climatic chaos that’s unfolding now.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023
But all of that was just a teeing up, experts told me, for a final climatic blow: the punishing drought that has gripped Mexico in recent years, draining reservoirs so low that even water destined for agriculture has largely been cordoned away.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2023
More warming evaporates more water, which causes more warming—a climatic feedback loop.
—WIRED, 27 July 2023
Stibel examined 298 skulls from the past 50,000 years, which allowed for an analysis of two different climatic periods—before and after the last Ice Age.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
Participants are to discuss a debt suspension clause for countries hit by extreme climatic events.
—Sylvie Corbet, ajc, 22 June 2023
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Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
Much of Spain’s land now faces climatic conditions that could lead to desertification.
—Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2023
Our carriers deliver the mail throughout the year during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
But the 10 maps and graphs below vividly illustrate the global climatic chaos that’s unfolding now.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023
But all of that was just a teeing up, experts told me, for a final climatic blow: the punishing drought that has gripped Mexico in recent years, draining reservoirs so low that even water destined for agriculture has largely been cordoned away.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2023
More warming evaporates more water, which causes more warming—a climatic feedback loop.
—WIRED, 27 July 2023
Stibel examined 298 skulls from the past 50,000 years, which allowed for an analysis of two different climatic periods—before and after the last Ice Age.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
Participants are to discuss a debt suspension clause for countries hit by extreme climatic events.
—Sylvie Corbet, ajc, 22 June 2023
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