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The term climate change - often used interchangeably with the term global warming - is growing in preferred use as conveys a more rounded description of any number of changing climate patterns in addition to rising temperatures. Changing patterns of temperature (up or down), precipitation, wind, severe weather, and seaonal shifts are some of the other indicators.

Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). Climate change may result from: natural factors, such as changes in the sun's intensity or slow changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun; natural processes within the climate system (e.g. changes in ocean circulation); and human activities that change the atmosphere's composition (through the burning of fossil fuels) and the land surface (e.g. deforestation, reforestation, urbanization, desertification, etc.). (Source: EPA / Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Climate Change

GIFs imagine Miami, Boston under 25 feet of seawater

Mon, Apr 22 2013 at 11:40 AM

It's Earth Day. Let these disaster movie-esque GIFs of four major cities being swallowed up by rising sea levels serve as your motivation to go out and help combat climate change.
'Chasing Ice' provides global warming evidence

Wed, Apr 17 2013 at 4:51 PM

James Balog photographs disappearing glaciers in award-winning documentary.
On the rebound, New England oysters face climate threat

Wed, Apr 17 2013 at 2:09 PM

After a generation of effort, New England's waters are clean enough to support an oyster industry. But climate change could undermine those gains.
75% of U.K. kids worried about climate change

Wed, Apr 17 2013 at 11:19 AM

A new poll reveals that three-quarters of British teens are concerned about global warming both at home and in the developing world.
Antarctic melt has increased tenfold over past 1,000 years

Tue, Apr 16 2013 at 3:12 PM

Scientists used an ice core to gain insight into historic temperatures in Antarctica.
Want to slow sea level rise? Curb these 4 pollutants

Mon, Apr 15 2013 at 2:04 PM

Carbon dioxide remains the most significant threat, but slow government action has scientists looking at other culprits to combat.
Arctic Ocean to be ice-free during summers before 2050

Fri, Apr 12 2013 at 3:44 PM

Less Arctic summer ice will have global impacts, from opening shipping lanes and exploration for resources such as oil and gas to further warming the Arctic.
Stephen Hawking predicts the imminent end of humanity on Earth

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 1:34 PM

The physicist says that colonization of outer space is the only way we’ll survive.
New science guidelines recommend teaching climate change to middle schoolers

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 6:38 AM

New curriculum standards take a holistic approach to science and recommend increasing science instruction at middle school level.
Republicans become more concerned about global warming

Wed, Apr 10 2013 at 11:05 AM

More than half of Republicans now agree that most scientists think global warming is occurring, up from a low of 37 percent in 2011.

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Climate Change

Articles about Climate Change

GIFs imagine Miami, Boston under 25 feet of seawater

'Chasing Ice' provides global warming evidence

On the rebound, New England oysters face climate threat

75% of U.K. kids worried about climate change

Antarctic melt has increased tenfold over past 1,000 years

Want to slow sea level rise? Curb these 4 pollutants

Arctic Ocean to be ice-free during summers before 2050

Stephen Hawking predicts the imminent end of humanity on Earth

New science guidelines recommend teaching climate change to middle schoolers

Republicans become more concerned about global warming

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