Climate Change Handbook

The long-term average of the weather is called climate. Changes in the Earth's climate system can produce new weather patterns which may remain the same for more than a few decades. This phenomenon is known as climate change. It takes place when Earth's energy budget is altered by the natural processes inherent to the various parts of the climatic system. The major areas of study within climate change include global warming and its effects. Global warming refers to the long term escalation ...