cold extremes (Q389)
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Cold refers to periods of unusually low temperatures, impacting various phenomena like cold waves, frost, and freezing rain. These events can include ground frost, hoar frost, and supercooled rain.
- cold wave
- extreme cold
- cold extreme
- cold waves
- dzud
- dzuds
- freeze
- frost
- hoar frost
- glaze
- ground frost
- freezing rain
- freezing rains
- supercooled rain
- thaw
- freezing
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | cold extremes |
Cold refers to periods of unusually low temperatures, impacting various phenomena like cold waves, frost, and freezing rain. These events can include ground frost, hoar frost, and supercooled rain. |
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Cold refers to periods of unusually low temperatures, such as cold waves, frost, and freezing rain. As global warming increases, the frequency and intensity of hot extremes are expected to rise, while cold extremes will decrease across global and continental scales, affecting nearly all inhabited regions.