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  2. Extreme weather - Wikipedia

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    The main types of extreme weather include heat waves, cold waves and heavy precipitation or storm events, such as tropical cyclones. The effects of extreme weather events are economic costs, loss of human lives, droughts, floods, landslides. Severe weather is a particular type of extreme weather which poses risks to life and property.

  3. Supermajority - Wikipedia

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    However, for matters of extreme importance for individual member states, unanimous voting is implemented. [21] An example of this is Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, whereby a member state can have its rights suspended with the unanimous approval of all other member states.

  4. Extremophile - Wikipedia

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    The bright colors of Grand Prismatic Spring and Yellowstone National Park, are produced by thermophiles, a type of extremophile.. An extremophile (from Latin extremus 'extreme' and Ancient Greek φιλία (philía) 'love') is an organism that is able to live (or in some cases thrive) in extreme environments, i.e., environments with conditions approaching or stretching the limits of what known ...

  5. Corner case - Wikipedia

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    The investigation of corner cases is of extreme importance as it can provide engineers with valuable insight into how corner case effects can be mitigated. In the case where automotive radar fails, corner case investigation can possibly tell engineers and investigators alike what may have occurred. [1]

  6. Delusions of grandeur - Wikipedia

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    In the most severe form, in what was formerly labeled as megalomania, the bipolar patient may hear voices that support these grandiose beliefs. In their delusions, they can believe that they are, for example, a monarch, a creative genius, or even someone who can exterminate the world's poverty because of their extreme generosity. [16]

  7. Exaggeration - Wikipedia

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    Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it is, intentionally or unintentionally. It can be a rhetorical device or figure of speech, used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression.

  8. Alphabet effect - Wikipedia

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    This argument is also shared by Andrew Robinson. Robinson believes that the need for "immortality" has always been of extreme importance for many authors. (Robinson: 2006, p. 83) As a result, the development of the written word allowed for the "immortality" of authors and their written works.

  9. Importance - Wikipedia

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    Importance is a property of entities that make a difference in the world. [1] [2] So for something to be important, it has to impact the world around it.For example, World War II was an important event in history both because of the suffering it caused and because of the long-term political changes it affected. [3]