statistical description of the weather in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years

statistical description of weather in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years

<climate change> degree to which a system or species is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climate (3.8.1) variability or climate change (3.8.3)

potential of negative climate change impacts (3.8.10) that reflects the interaction among vulnerability (3.8.13), climate change exposure (3.8.15) and hazard (3.1.8)

potential of negative climate change impacts (3.8.10) that reflects the interaction among vulnerability (3.8.13), climate change exposure (3.8.15) and hazard (3.1.8)

change in climate (3.8.1) that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer

change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer

plausible and often simplified representation of the future climate (3.8.1), based on an internally consistent set of climatological relationships that has been constructed for explicit use in investigating the potential consequences of anthropogenic climate change (3.8.3)

human intervention to achieve climate change (3.8.3) measures or goals based on mitigation or adaptation priorities under climate change policies (3.1.5)

change in climate (3.4) that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer