Climate risk · Rationale

Atmospheric hazard

Abiotic hazard originating in the atmosphere, comprising events and trends in temperature, precipitation, wind, and related weather phenomena that can harm agricultural and ecological systems.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Ch.4

Synonyms

weather-related hazard

Broader

Abiotic hazard

Narrower

Drought, Temperature extreme, Wildfire, Fire-weather, Atmospheric chemistry change, Storm, Rainfall variability

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_101 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_101
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_101)