climatic

adjective

cli·mat·ic klī-ˈma-tik

klə-

: of or relating to climate

climatic changes

the climatic requirements of the crop

: resulting from or influenced by the climate rather than the soil compare edaphic sense 2

climatically

klī-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē

klə-

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The fires were driven by an El Niño climatic cycle, which caused especially dry weather in the region. —

Wendy M. Erb, Fortune Well, 25 June 2023 Watch Now on Prime Video Watch Now for Free on Pluto TV 4 Saw IV (2007) After the climatic events in Saw III, Jigsaw is now dead, but the sadistic games are far from over. —

Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2023 From this crucible of tectonic, climatic and oceanic change, the forerunners of modern baleen whales emerged. —

Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023 As a way to measure sustainability in the past, most research looks for correlations between environmental or climatic events like hurricanes and earthquakes and the human response to them. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023 Native plant species adapted to our climatic conditions may thrive without supplemental irrigation systems. —

Wes Janssen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday issued an El Nino advisory, announcing the arrival of the climatic condition. —

Seth Borenstein and Isabella O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023 In Arizona, there are already signs of climatic shifts that will affect local animal populations, says Jesse Alston, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment, who studies animal movements . —

Ciara Nugent, Time, 15 Dec. 2022 The Utah Snow Survey for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has a SNOTEL or snow telemetry network site at the resort to monitor snowpack, precipitation, soil moisture, temperature, and other climatic conditions affecting watersheds in Weber and Davis counties. —

Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

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