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Originally Posted by cutter
Hmnn, interesting, it's the middle of January in MN and there is no snow on the ground, and we have broken many records for how warm it's been in the recent past, but I guess if you say it's not getting any warmer I'll believe you.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change—Beyond Withering Weather
Climate change is about much more than how warm or cool our temperatures are. Whereas "global warming" refers to increasing global temperatures, "climate change" refers to regional conditions. Climate is defined by a number of factors, including:
- Average regional temperature as well as day/night temperature patterns and seasonal temperature patterns.
- Humidity.
- Precipitation (average amounts and seasonal patterns).
- Average amount of sunshine and level of cloudiness.
- Air pressure and winds.
- Storm events (type, average number per year, and seasonal patterns).
To a great extent, this is what we think of as "weather." Indeed, weather patterns are predicted to change in response to global warming:
- some areas will become drier, some will become wetter;
- many areas will experience an increase in severe weather events like killer heat waves, hurricanes, flood-level rains, and hail storms.