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Climate Change

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

Bizarre creature evolves in a flash to survive climate change

Tue, Apr 09 2013 at 10:18 AM

Sea urchins have a broad arsenal for responding to changes in their environment, including a high level of genetic diversity.
Margaret Thatcher's strong stance on climate change

Mon, Apr 08 2013 at 2:07 PM

Thatcher believed that how the world responded to climate change would be the 'greatest test' in global cooperation.
Global warming could bring stronger air turbulence with it

Mon, Apr 08 2013 at 2:05 PM

New research suggests that as the planet warms, the amount of clean air turbulence could increase as well.
Why a cold spring delays cherry blossom blooming

Mon, Apr 08 2013 at 1:37 PM

The lingering cold is a signal to the blossoms to stay closed for a while longer, as the chemical reactions that will make them bloom aren't yet humming along.
Poll: Americans have become more worried about global warming

Mon, Apr 08 2013 at 12:46 PM

The belief that people are contributing to the problem is also on the rise, with 57 percent of Americans saying global warming is caused by human activities.
Sahara went from green to desert in a flash

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 4:30 PM

North Africa's sudden geographical transformation 5,000 years ago was one of the planet's most dramatic climate shifts.
The new cold war: Russia is stockpiling snow for the 2014 Winter Olympics

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 2:11 PM

Organizers hope to have 500,000 cubic meters of snow on reserve, just in case it's too warm next February.
How climate change may help a penguin colony

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 1:46 PM

Retreating glaciers have given a colony of Adélie penguins more space to nest and reproduce.
ExxonMobil's spilled oil, exploding manhole covers, and Earth's tipping point

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 11:41 AM

Community woodworking shops become popular, insect wings microscopically shred bacteria, and the size of ExxonMobil's Arkansas oil spill grows.
Poll: 37% of Americans believe that global warming is a hoax

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 9:59 AM

A new poll also reveals that 7% of Americans think the moon landing was fake.

MNN - Mother Nature Network

Climate Change

Articles about Climate Change

Bizarre creature evolves in a flash to survive climate change

Margaret Thatcher's strong stance on climate change

Global warming could bring stronger air turbulence with it

Why a cold spring delays cherry blossom blooming

Poll: Americans have become more worried about global warming

Sahara went from green to desert in a flash

The new cold war: Russia is stockpiling snow for the 2014 Winter Olympics

How climate change may help a penguin colony

ExxonMobil's spilled oil, exploding manhole covers, and Earth's tipping point

Poll: 37% of Americans believe that global warming is a hoax

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