¥Very wide range of space and time scales
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¥Language used in
climate circles not very precise
–High impact (but
not really extreme)
–Exceedence of a
relatively low threshold (e.g., 90th percentile
of daily precipitation amounts)
–Rare events
(long return period)
–Unprecedented
events (in the available record)
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¥Range from very small
scale (tornadoes) to large scale (eg
drought)
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