“Climate Change” Climate variability includes all the variations in the climate that last longer than individual weather events, whereas the term climate change only refers to those variations that persist for a longer period of time, typically decades or more. The cause of current climate…

“Climate Change” Climate change includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. The environmental effects of climate change are broad and far-reaching. They include effects on the oceans, ice, and weather and may…