weather and climate events frequency, duration and impact
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Weather and Climate EventsFrequency, duration and impact
North Atlantic Depressions (Mid-latitude weather systems)
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decade decade
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Frequency
North Atlantic Depressions (Mid-latitude weather systems)
Duration
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hs Years Decades
100 years
1000 years
longer
North Atlantic Depressions (Mid-latitude weather systems)
Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and
objects
A few properties/
trees suffer heavy
damage
Extensive damage to
houses and
ecosystems
local devastatio
n
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
UK Tornadoes
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decade decade
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Frequency
UK Tornadoes
Duration
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s Years Decades
100 years
1000 years longer
UK Tornadoes
Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and objects
A few properties/ trees suffer
heavy damage
Extensive damage to houses and ecosystems
local devastation
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
UK Thunderstorm
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UK Thunderstorm
Duration
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hs Years Decades
100 years
1000 years
longer
UK Thunderstorm
Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and objects
A few properties/ trees suffer
heavy damage
Extensive damage to houses and ecosystems
local devastation
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
North Atlantic Hurricanes
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decade decade
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Frequency
North Atlantic Hurricanes
Duration
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s Years Decades
100 years
1000 years longer
North Atlantic Hurricanes
Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and objects
A few properties/ trees suffer
heavy damage
Extensive damage to houses and ecosystems
local devastation
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
Tornadoes in the USA
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Tornadoes in the USA
Duration
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100 years
1000 years
longer
Tornadoes in the USAImpact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and
objects
A few properties/
trees suffer heavy
damage
Extensive damage to
houses and
ecosystems
local devastatio
n
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
Indian Summer Monsoon
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Indian Summer Monsoon
Duration
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s Years Decades
100 years
1000 years longer
Indian Summer Monsoon
Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and
objects
A few properties/
trees suffer heavy
damage
Extensive damage to
houses and
ecosystems
local devastatio
n
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
Volcanic Eruption (effect on weather)
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Volcanic Eruption (effect on weather)
Duration
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100 years
1000 years longer
Volcanic Eruption (effect on weather)
Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and objects
A few properties/ trees suffer
heavy damage
Extensive damage to houses and ecosystems
local devastation
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
Supervolcano (effect on weather)
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Supervolcano (effect on weather)
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1000 years
longer
Supervolcano
Impact of the changes to the weather/ climate
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and
objects
A few properties/
trees suffer heavy
damage
Extensive damage to
houses and
ecosystems
local devastatio
n
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
Solar Cycle (effect on weather)
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Solar Cycle (effect on climate)
Duration
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hs Years Decades
100 years
1000 years
longer
Solar Cycle (effect on climate)Impact
No damage
Minor damage to
small plants and
objects
A few properties/
trees suffer heavy
damage
Extensive damage to
houses and
ecosystems
local devastatio
n
National scale
devastation
Planetary scale
devastation
Ice Age
More frequently Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly 1/ decade decade
1/ hundred years
1/ thousand years
1/ 100, 000 years
Less frequently
Frequency
Ice Age
Duration
Less Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Years Decades 100 years
1000 years longer
Ice Age
Impact
No damageMinor damage to small plants
and objects
A few properties/ trees
suffer heavy damage
Extensive damage to houses and ecosystems
local devastation
National scale devastation
Planetary scale devastation
El Niño
More frequently Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly 1/ decade decade
1/ hundred years
1/ thousand years
1/ 100, 000 years
Less frequently
Frequency
Duration
Less Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Years Decades 100 years
1000 years longer
El Niño
Impact
No damageMinor damage to small plants
and objects
A few properties/ trees
suffer heavy damage
Extensive damage to houses and ecosystems
local devastation
National scale devastation
Planetary scale devastation
El Niño