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What is climate change? A definition from the Department of Ecology of Washington State reads: Climate includes patterns of temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and seasons. It affects more than just a change in the weather and refers to seasonal changes over a long period of time. These climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and the human economies and cultures that depend on them.

It may be used inter-changably with global warming as they’re closely related. Global warming causes climates to change. Here is NASA discussion on the two terms, What's In A Name?

We recommend you listen and learn which is the best advice we can give to begin to understand the challenges before us.

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NASA Finds 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year on Record

An animation of NASA temperature data from 1880-2011 depicts temperatures relative to a 1951-1980 baseline: red for higher, blue for lower. This visualization underscores a clear warming trend.

NASA scientists report that 2011 was the ninth warmest year globally since 1880.

This finding extends a trend where nine of the ten warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since 2000.