Climate Change

  CLIMATE CHANGE Sometimes people confuse climate with weather. As opposed to weather, which can change from day to day or from year to year, climate is measured over a long period of time. Seasonal averages of temperature, rainfall, and wind are all factors in a region's climate. Climates vary from location to place. For instance, a desert is said to have an arid climate because there is little snowfall or rain over the year. Tropical climates, which are hot and humid, and temperate climates, which have warm summers and colder winters, are other types of climate. Fig:1 Worldwide Temperature Data The gradual alteration of a region's temperature and usual weather patterns is referred to as climate change. Climate change might apply to a certain area or the entire world. Weather patterns could become less predictable as a result of climate change. Because projected temperature and rainfall levels can no longer be depended upon, these unexpected weather patterns can make it challe...