gcmd_keyword : ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS>EXTREME WEATHER

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parent	CLIMATE INDICATORS>ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS
publications	figure 1.9 figure 11.2 figure 11.3 figure 14.4 figure 18.11 figure 21.10 figure 22.2 figure 23.6 figure 24.11 figure 25.10 figure 27.3 figure 3.1 figure 4.1 figure 4.5 finding 2.7 finding 20.5 finding 20.6 finding 22.1 finding 22.2 finding 3.2
gcmd_keywords	EXTREME WEATHER>EXTREME DROUGHT EXTREME WEATHER>EXTREME PRECIPITATION EXTREME WEATHER>HEAT/COLD WAVE FREQUENCY/INTENSITY EXTREME WEATHER>MONSOON ONSET/INTENSITY EXTREME WEATHER>TROPICAL OR EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE FREQUENCY/INTENSITY

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definition	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]
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label	EXTREME WEATHER
parent_identifier	5273c8c2-d30b-4666-b2d5-0388ce2741d0
GCMD Metadata	b29b46ad-f05f-4144-b965-5f606ce96963
Ancestors	EXTREME WEATHER < ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS < CLIMATE INDICATORS < EARTH SCIENCE < Science Keywords