extreme weather
unusual, severe or unseasonal weather
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extreme weather
Summary
extreme weather ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- extreme weather is a type of meteorological phenomenon[2].
- extreme weather is a type of natural risk[3].
- extreme weather is a type of severe weather[4].
- extreme weather comprises heat wave[5].
- extreme weather comprises cold wave[6].
- extreme weather comprises drought[7].
- extreme weather's has cause is recorded as climate catastrophe[8].
- extreme weather's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Extreme Weather[9].
- extreme weather's has effect is recorded as meteorological disaster[10].
- extreme weather's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[11].
- extreme weather's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Information integrity on extreme weather events[12].
- extreme weather's relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator is recorded as Sustainable Development Goal 13[13].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include meteorological phenomenon[2], natural risk[3], and severe weather[4].
Use and Application
Components include heat wave[5], a type of meteorological phenomenon[14]; cold wave[6], a type of meteorological phenomenon[15]; and drought[7], a condition[16].
Why It Matters
extreme weather ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]