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climatology

[ klahy-muh-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.


climatology

/ ˌklaɪmətəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of climate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

climatology

/ īə-ŏə-ŧ /

  1. The scientific study of climates, including the causes and long-term effects of variation in regional and global climates. Climatology also studies how climate changes over time and is affected by human actions.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٴDZDz, noun
  • ˌٴˈDz, adverb
  • climatologic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ٴ·Dz· [klahy-m, uh, -tl-, oj, -ik], m·ٴ·Dzi· adjective
  • m·ٴ·Dzi··ly adverb
  • m·ٴDZo· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of climatology1

First recorded in 1835–45; climate + -o- + -logy
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Olympians might not be experts in climatology or conversant in all the relevant political arguments surrounding weather trends, but they have a ground-level view.

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Just ask Dr. James Hansen, a professor of climatology at Columbia University, whose famous 1988 testimony before Congress helped raise awareness about the issue.

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Climate change could cause even worse climate extremes than the heavy rainfall being experienced in Eastern Africa, said John Musingi, senior lecturer in climatology and climate change at the University of Nairobi.

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And although this almanac doesn’t cite the moon’s influence on weather, it does rely on solar activity, as well as climatology and meteorology.

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“Human-caused global climate change is already making life considerably harder for tens of millions of people in West Asia,” said study co-author Mohammed Rahimi, a professor of climatology at Semnan University in Iran.

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