Global climate is the average climate over the entire planet. And the reason scientists and folks like you are concerned is that Earth's global climate is changing. The planet is warming up fast—faster than at any time scientists know about from their studies of Earth's entire history.
What is climate?
"Climate" describes conditions over the long term and over an entire region.
Climate is the big picture. It is the big picture of temperatures, rainfall, wind and other conditions over a larger region and a longer time than weather. For example, the weather was rainy in Phoenix, Arizona, last week. But this city usually gets only about 7 inches of rain each year. So the climate for Arizona is dry. Much of Southern California also has a dry, desert climate. Brazil has a tropical climate, because it's warm and rains there a lot.
What is weather?
TV weather reporters need all the information they can get in order to predict the weather for just a few days.
Weather is local and temporary.
On our own Earth, we cannot control weather by turning a thermostat up to make it warmer or down to make it cooler. The best we can do is try to predict the weather. Weather scientists, called meteorologists, try to foresee what's going to happen next.
Is that big black cloud going to let loose over San Francisco, or wait until it gets to Sacramento? Will that new storm forming in the Atlantic Ocean turn into a hurricane? Conditions are just right for tornadoes. Will any form? And where might they touch the ground and cause trouble?
Weather happens at a particular time and place. Rain, snow, wind, hurricanes, tornadoes—these are all weather events.
Do we care if Earth is getting warmer?The whole planet Earth as seen from space.
The whole Earth as seen from 22,300 miles away, out in space.
Yes, we care! After all, Earth is our spaceship.
It carries us on a 583-million-mile cruise around the Sun every year. It even has its own "force field." Earth has a magnetic field that protects us from killer radiation and brutal solar wind. For its life-support system, Earth has all the air, water, and food we need.
Just like astronauts on a long space voyage, we need to monitor all our "ship's" vital functions and keep our Earth "ship shape."
Does what we do matter?
Earth's fate is in our hands.
Everything that happens here affects something over there.
Earth has its own control system. The oceans, the land, the air, the plants and animals, and the energy from the Sun all affect each other to make everything work in harmony. Nothing changes in one place without changing something in another place. The overall effect gives us our global climate.
What is making Earth's climate warmer?
But how do they know that? What are we doing that could cause the whole planet to get warmer? And how could warming happen so fast? What will happen to people and other living things if the planet keeps getting warmer? And what can we do to slow down or stop the warming?
Thanx NASA Climate Kids
Knight Jonny C.
April 19 , 2018
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Howdy Sweetheart ,
ReplyDeleteI'm very impress the way the knights find very interesting articles to share with the readers , people are always in a hurry , it helps when they see diagrams to help explain what the article is about .
I'm very happy you guys are not getting discouraged , there are some people that's taking notice and there are some people that's like the three monkeys ... Can't see ... Can't Hear ... Can't speak ... the others are learning as I am .
Love you my sweet young man
Mama
Hi Mama ,
DeleteWe find lots of important information to share we pick the ones that fits the occasion at the time there are so many we don't have enough time it's an uphill battle .
Mama I think you made a point about the three monkeys , Jenny said she will use it in her next meeting .
Love you Mama
Knight Jonny C.
Good post Jonny
ReplyDeleteThe simpler you can make the explanation the better, especially for children. I think we have a responsibility to inform younger kids so they can understand and get involved. And also realize what they will be facing in the future. Education is our best weapon against climate change. Good work Knight Jonny
Love Aunt Jeannie
Aunt Jeannie
DeleteThank you so much , Poppa always said the simpler you make things for some people the more will understand .
Younger kids are easy to teach it's the older generation that gives you a hard time , some are set in there ways , it's hard to teach them because their mind is set in reverse mode , that's the way they raise their kids .
Thank you
Love Knight Jonny C .