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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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Arctic Sea Ice Update by Dr. Tom Wagner of NASA

An interview with NASA cryospheric scientist Dr. Tom Wagner, published on August 23, 2013, discusses the state of Arctic sea ice.

For more information on NASA's ice research, visit ice.nasa.gov.

EarthSayer Tom Wagner

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