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GCSE Geography · key term
Weather that is unusually severe or unusual for a particular place and time of year.
Used by AQA and OCR
Specification 3.1.1.3 · Paper 1
Revise: UK Weather Hazards and Extreme EventsExtreme weather is unusually severe for a particular place and time of year. It becomes hazardous when it threatens people, property, livelihoods or ecosystems.
Specification 1.1a, 2.1c · Paper 1, Paper 3
Weather that is unusually severe for a particular place and time of year, such as a heatwave or exceptionally heavy rainfall.
Do not claim that climate change causes every extreme weather event or that all types of storm will become more frequent.
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