In addition, effects tend to vary across regions, depending on local climate and other characteristics, making global comparisons very difficult. (sciencedaily.com)
In addition, BMI «standards» vary greatly from country to country, making global comparisons problematic. (pureparents.org)
On the basis of a unique global comparison of data from core samples extracted from the ocean floor and the polar ice sheets, AWI researchers have now demonstrated that, though climate changes have indeed decreased around the globe from glacial to interglacial periods, the difference is by no means as pronounced as previously assumed. (sciencedaily.com)