Climate Services (CS) do not look back at a long history such as weather services, which have their beginnings in the 18th century originally focusing on meteorological observations for military reasons.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/jpi-climate-key-player-advancing-climate-services-europe
[2] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880716300693
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/patrick-monfray
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dagmar-bley
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/climate-services
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science