%0 journal article %@ 2324-9250 %A Bothe, O. %D 2019 %J Eos : Earth & Space Science News %N %P %R doi:10.1029/2019EO131019 %T When does weather become climate? %U https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO131019 %X Flexible definitions of the word “climate” may impede policy discussions on climate change. Closing apparent gaps between “climate” and “weather” may help reduce the ambiguity.