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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La Niña, which means ‘small girl’ in Spanish, is a climatic condition occurring when the Pacific Ocean cools near the equator, pushing the high-altitude jet stream north.
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Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Although a consensus on the climatic mysteries of Mars hasn’t yet been solidified, scientists are still hard at work trying to find any signs of life that may have once existed on the planet.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
This developing climatic disaster highlights the urgency of studying and preserving all of the remarkable species in this unique ecoregion.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
For the rest of us, though, certainty is unavailable, and we’re left to ponder which perilous force—nuclear, climatic, or biological—will get us first.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Although a consensus on the climatic mysteries of Mars hasn’t yet been solidified, scientists are still hard at work trying to find any signs of life that may have once existed on the planet.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
This developing climatic disaster highlights the urgency of studying and preserving all of the remarkable species in this unique ecoregion.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
For the rest of us, though, certainty is unavailable, and we’re left to ponder which perilous force—nuclear, climatic, or biological—will get us first.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Climatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climatic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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