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[klahy-mit] / ˈklaɪ mɪt /




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Adaptation finance is aimed at protecting countries from a changing climate, with measures ranging from building sea walls and levees to planting drought-resistant crops or making homes more resilient to natural disasters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Buelna and another candidate accused Winston of misleading the public by describing himself as an architect and an educator during the campaign when his full-time job is deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Developing countries will need $305 billion a year by 2035 to adapt to a worsening climate crisis, nearly 10 times what they currently receive from wealthy nations, a new UN report said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

With climate change, he warned it "could well be a sign of what's to come".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

We may conclude...that any change in the numerical proportions of some of the inhabitants, independently of the change of climate itself, would most seriously affect many of the others.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Other simulated changes, including increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, did not alter the availability of suitable climates for crocodiles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Dr Robert Hancock says they need to switch from breeding crops for specific environments, such as hot or dry climates, towards ones which are more generally resilient.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

According to the announcement, on Sunday a new MrBeast video will follow Donaldson and his crew as they attempt to survive “some of the most extreme and treacherous climates on Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Temperature variations and anomalies in countries close to the equator are typically smaller than in temperate climates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Remains of houses and sewn clothing testify to a greatly improved ability to survive in cold climates, and remains of jewelry and carefully buried skeletons indicate revolutionary aesthetic and spiritual developments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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