Climate risk · Rationale

Cold stress

Temperature extreme characterised by ambient temperatures low enough to impair the growth, development, health, or survival of crops, livestock, or people.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Ch.4

Synonyms

low-temperature stress

Broader

Temperature extreme

Narrower

Frost, Chilling stress

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_108 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_108
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_108)