Collocations for climate - noun
1. weather conditions of a particular region
ADJ.
hot, warm | cold, cool | mild | extreme, harsh, inhospitable, severe
the severe northern climate
the severe northern climate
damp, humid, wet | arid, dry | equatorial, Mediterranean, subtropical, temperate, tropical | northern, southern, etc. | global
global climate change
global climate change
VERB + CLIMATE
have
The city has a warm climate.
The city has a warm climate.
CLIMATE + NOUN
change
PREP.
in a/the ~
Little grows in such a dry climate.
Little grows in such a dry climate.
2. opinions, etc. people have at a particular time
ADJ.
favourable | hostile, unfavourable | current, present, prevailing | changed, changing | business, economic, emotional, financial, ideological, intellectual, moral, political, social
VERB + CLIMATE
create
PREP.
in a/the ~
His ideas on equality are viewed as utopian in the current political climate.
His ideas on equality are viewed as utopian in the current political climate.
~ for
a climate for economic recovery
a climate for economic recovery
~ of
The new policies have created a climate of fear.
The new policies have created a climate of fear.
PHRASES
a climate of opinion