Then, from 1940 until the early 80s, there was a rather benign climate, with slow drying, in the southern half of the state. (climateaudit.org)
This not so far - fetched revelation of «what people say and do are often divorced», a crude issue of public image and spinning versus actual behaviour, is what should guide our milestone monitoring of climate change action, from grand global players of the greatest polluters versus benign climate change victim nations. (earthtimes.org)
«Essentially, the very cold water that upwells off the California coast and gives coastal California such a cool, benign climate also protects it from hurricanes. (scientificamerican.com)