Climate Terms (L)

La Niña :

See El Niño-Southern Oscillation.

Land Grabbing :

Large acquisitions of land or water rights for industrial agriculture, miti ...

Land Surface Air Temperature :

The surface air temperature as measured in well-ventilated screens over lan ...

Land Use and Land Use Change :

Land use refers to the total of arrangements, activities, and inputs undert ...

Last Glacial Maximum :

The period during the last ice age when the glaciers and ice sheets reached ...

Likelihood :

The chance of a specific outcome occurring, where this might be estimated p ...

Livelihood :

The resources used and the activities undertaken in order to live. Liveliho ...

Low Regrets Policy :

A policy that would generate net social and/or economic benefits under curr ...