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The climate (ancient Greek: κλίμα "clime") is commonly considered to be the weather averaged over a long period of time, typically 30 years. Somewhat more precisely, the concept of "climate" also includes the statistics of the weather - such as the degree of day-to-day or year-to-year variation expected. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) glossary definition is:
- Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the “average weather”, or more rigorously, as the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. The classical period is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system.*
Climate versus weather
In the most succinct words, weather is the combination of events in the atmosphere and climate is the overall accumulated weather in a certain location. More on [ Climate ]
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Climate and People - Learn how the Australian climate affects the lives of its people. Includes urban planning, house design, tips for travelers, health, living with drought, and sports.
Meta Description: [ Learn About Climate presents basic Australian climate information, learning activites and guides for students, teachers and interested public. Reference information is linked to relevant Australian Bureau of Meteorology web pages. ]
Climate History - A detailed historical discussion on how and why the Earth's climate changed through time.
Climate News - Great News Network - Reports positive news regarding the fight against climate change and global warming.
Meta Description: [ Climate and Energy news by the Great News Network. The GNN is a news wire that provides inspirational news articles about what's working in the world. ]
Climate of Australia - A look at the climate of Australia, how it varies across the continent, effects and causes.
Meta Description: [ Learn About Climate presents basic Australian climate information, learning activites and guides for students, teachers and interested public. Reference information is linked to relevant Australian Bureau of Meteorology web pages. ]
Climatologist's Toolbox - How climatologists know about past and present climates.
Meta Description: [ how climatologists know about past and present climates ]
Geography4Kids.com: Climate - Defination of climate and how it varies.
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NASA Earth Observatory - Explore the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to NASA's Earth Observatory, where you can monitor regional and global changes on our planet almost as they happen. Here you can explore with NASA scientists the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data. ]
The Basics of Climate Prediction - Explains what climate is, what it affects, and why it's so complicated.
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The Rainforest in Brazil - Climate Kaleidoscope - News and information on how the climate is changing, how tropical rain forests interact with climate, and how scientists are studying them today. Hosted by the National Museums of Scotland.
The S'COOL Project: Students' Cloud Observations Online - Learn how students are helping NASA study the ways in which clouds may affect the Earth's climate.
United States Interactive Climate Pages - Provides data for major United States cities showing temperature and rainfall averages and extremes.
What Is Climate? - Explains what climate is, and how it's measured.
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What is Climate? - How climate is measured, and how it's affected by elevation, and ocean currents.
What is Climate? - Tiki explains how climate works.
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What is Climate? - Looks at how factors such as mountains, latitude, and trees affect climate.
What's Up With the Weather? - NOVA and Frontline report that examines the science and politics of global warming and what climatologists really know about the greenhouse effect. Includes interactive tutorials.
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World Book: About Climates - Offers climate maps for the continents, with a description of the various climates found throughout the world.
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