We created four largely independent climate variables to represent present climate, derived from average monthly mean temperature and monthly total precipitation from the 1 km resolution DAYMET 1980 1998 mean climate database (www.daymet.org) [63].
This resulted in a set of four largely independent climate variables including Tmax, Tmin, Precdry and Precwet from global climate point data (1950 2000) (Table 1).
February was far above the long-term average globally, driven largely by climate change, and was described by scientists as a "shocker" and signalling "a kind of climate emergency".
In some areas, the drought is seen as the worst climatic event in 40 years, and believed to be caused largely by climate change.
It is true that Obama has largely kept climate change out of the campaign.
And, because the Arctic ice is thought to largely regulate climate in the northern hemisphere, of unknown consequences.
Unlike cinema, theatre has largely avoided climate change – but now we have three offerings on stage in London at once.
We parted on good terms, agreeing what was needed was a sensible discussion of effective alternatives to the government's expensive and largely ineffective climate policies.
For example, Darjeeling lies in the foothills of the Himalayas at around 2,000 metres (6,500ft) high and basks in a largely mild climate.
In that case, even the well-meaning, but largely voluntary, climate change deal Fabius pulled together on Saturday night may be too late to do much good.
