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                              noun weather conditions of a particular region  ADJ.  hot, warm | cold, cool | mild | extreme, harsh, inhospitable, severe the severe northern climate | damp, humid, wet | arid, dry | equatorial, Mediterranean, subtropical, temperate, tropical | northern, southern, etc. | global global climate change VERB + CLIMATE  have The city has a warm climate. CLIMATE + NOUN  change PREP.  in a/the ~ Little grows in such a dry climate. opinions, etc. people have at a particular time  ADJ.  favourable | hostile, unfavourable | current, present, prevailing | changed, changing | business, economic, emotional, financial, ideological, intellectual, moral, political, social VERB + CLIMATE  create PREP.  in a/the ~ His ideas on equality are viewed as utopian in the current political climate. | ~ for a climate for economic recovery | ~ of The new policies have created a climate of fear. PHRASES  a climate of opinion
                        
                        
 
                        
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                            climate
adjectives 
warm/hot 
• Many people prefer to live where the climate is warm. 
cold/cool 
• Scotland's climate is too cold for these plants to survive. 
mild 
(= not too hot and not too cold )
• The region's climate is mild all the year round. 
dry 
• She loves the dry climate of southern California. 
wet/damp 
• A damp climate can damage buildings. 
humid 
(= with hot and wet air )
• Tropical vegetation flourishes in this humid climate. 
harsh 
( also inhospitable formal ) (= uncomfortable and difficult to live in )
• The climate of the Siberian steppes is harsh. 
extreme/severe 
• These mountain people are used to the extreme climate. 
arid 
(= very dry )
• Very few plants can flourish in such an arid climate. 
temperate 
(= never very hot or very cold )
• Europe's climate is temperate. 
tropical 
(= very hot and wet )
• the tropical climate of Brazil 
a Mediterranean climate 
(= typical of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea )
• Croatia enjoys a Mediterranean climate. 
the global/world climate 
(= the weather of the world )
• Scientists are assessing the impact of carbon dioxide on the global climate. 
a changing climate 
• A changing climate will bring rising tides. 
climate + NOUN 
climate change 
(= a permanent change in weather conditions )
• The world must reduce the emissions that cause climate change. 
climate 2
adjectives 
the political/economic/social etc climate 
• At the time the political climate was moving steadily to the right. 
a favourable climate 
(= that is good for doing or achieving something )
• Both sides were working to create a favourable climate for effective negotiations. 
a difficult/unfavourable climate 
• The economic situation created an unfavourable climate for investment. 
the current/present climate 
( also the prevailing climate formal )
• Change will be hard to achieve in the current climate. 
the international climate 
• The international climate changed for the worse as conflict broke out in the region. 
the intellectual climate 
(= the general way of thinking )
• New inventions can change the intellectual climate. 
verbs 
create a climate 
• It's important to create a climate of trust between staff and management. 
phrases 
the climate of opinion 
(= the opinion which most people have about a subject )
• The climate of opinion is still favorable for the President. 
                        
                        
 
                        
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