 Weather is the condition of a
region or Earth over a short period of time such as days
or weeks. Climate on the other hand is
the
prevailing weather conditions (winds, temperature, air
pressure, humidity, rain, sunshine, and cloudiness) of a
region or the earth over a long period of time i.e.
decades, centuries and longer periods of time.
"Extreme
weather includes
unexpected, unusual, severe,
or unseasonal weather;
weather at the extremes of the historical distribution—the range
that has been seen in the past.. Extreme
events are based on a location's recorded weather history. They are
defined as lying in the most unusual ten percent (10th or 90th
percentile of a probability density function).[..The
main types of extreme weather include heat
waves, cold
waves and
heavy precipitation or storm events, such as tropical
cyclones.
The effects of extreme weather events are economic costs, loss of
human lives, droughts, floods, landslides. Severe
weather is
a particular type of extreme weather which poses risks to life and
property." Source
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