extreme weather
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextremeandweather
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extreme
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstriːm/us/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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weather
noun[U]
uk/ˈweð.ər/us/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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(Definition ofextremeandweatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The observed increase of damages in recent decades due toextremeweatherevents has been noted by the insurance industry.
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A large unknown is the effect of climate change onextremeweatherevents, such as droughts, floods, and storms.
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Other emigrants describe favorable conditions and good weather despite newspaper accounts of the same voyages that report dangerous storms,extremeweatherconditions, and food shortages.
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It is almost surely these considerations, rather than any clear evidence of an increase inextremeweather events triggered by global warming, that are raising private insurance rates.
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Droughts, floods and a rapid increase inextremeweatherare gradually increasing due to climate change.
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Natural disasters are known to occur whenextremeweatherevents affect a vulnerable area.
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Unfortunately, we are seeingextremeweathersituations more and more often.
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Climate change is causingextremeweatherconditions and in some countries whole crops have been destroyed.
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Theseextremeweatherphenomena are increasingly frequent and put the pursuit of such activity at risk.
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Extensive testing was carried out in the whole range ofextremeweatherconditions—cold, hot and dusty.
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This demonstrates in terms immediately relevant to social policy our incapacity to cope withextremeweather.
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We have pointed the new system of allowances forextremeweatherconditions in the right direction.
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Global warming andextremeweatherconditions are increasingly caused by industry, agriculture and transport.
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Farming practices, risk reduction forextremeweatherevents, sea level rise, health measures: you name it.
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Theseextremeweathersituations have not only economic, but also social and human effects.
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We are seeingextremeweatherpatterns across the world.
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This will probably increase the likelihood ofextremeweatherevents in certain areas.
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I accept thatextremeweathercapability will be affected, but that will be relatively unimportant.
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We can now accurately predict and forecastextremeweatherevents.
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Millions of people are still left homeless, facingextremeweatherconditions and all kinds of serious illnesses.
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