climatic
adj/klaɪˈmæt.ɪk/
Etymology From climate + -ic.
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Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.
- The people of the United States, owing, no doubt, to climatic reasons, have been thoroughly educated in the use of ice[…]1901, “Cold Storage and Refrigeration”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 13:
- Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.2012 January 23, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2012, page 70:
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- The biological and social effects of climate change can be viewed through an^([sic]) paleopathological lens. Nerlich and Lösch […] offer many examples of groups that dealt with the consequences of and adapted to environmental change. There are myriad lessons to be learned as we navigate through climatic changes today.2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 8:
- Derived terms
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agroclimatic, archaeoclimatic, astroclimatic, bioclimatic, biogeoclimatic, climatically, climatic optimum, climatic pessimum, dendroclimatic, ecoclimatic, enviroclimatic, geoclimatic, homoclimatic, hydroclimatic, macroclimatic, mesoclimatic, microclimatic, morphoclimatic, nonclimatic, paleoclimatic, phyloclimatic, phytoclimatic, pyroclimatic, subclimatic, topoclimatic