Climate risk · Rationale

Storm

Atmospheric hazard characterised by a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by strong winds and often precipitation, thunder, or lightning, with the potential to damage crops, infrastructure, and livelihoods.

Definition source: AGROVOC: storms (WMO)

Synonyms

windstorm

Broader

Atmospheric hazard

Narrower

Tropical cyclone, Hailstorm, Dust storm

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_113 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_113
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_113)