climatology
noun
the science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.
climatologist
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a word derived from
climatology.
Example Sentences
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"With the right conditions, cloud seeding squeeze out about an extra five to 10% of precipitation," says Jon Meyer, an assistant state climatologist with the Utah Climate Center.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
As the climatologist Jeffrey Shaman writes in the Times, El Niño offers governments a chance to prepare, whether by funding firefighters or creating warning systems for residents during heat waves.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
"This heat wave will be extraordinary due to its length, not only the high temperatures," climatologist Gregor Vrtacnik said in a press conference hosted by meteorological agency ARSO.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Scientists first predicted this effect in the 1960s through climate models developed by climatologist Syukuro Manabe, whose work later earned a Nobel Prize.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Similarly, the Little Ice Age of A.D. 1300-1500 contributed to the extinction of the Greenland Norse, but no historian, and probably not even a modern climatologist, could have predicted the Little Ice Age.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
