The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers

Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-08-19 04:06
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Author(s):
Australian Academy of Science
Year:
August 2010
City:
Canberra
Pages:
24
Summary:

This document aims to summarize and clarify the current understanding of the science of climate change for non-specialist readers. The document is structured around seven questions.

1 What is climate change?
Climate is a statistical description of weather conditions and their variations, including both averages and extremes. Climate change is a change in the average pattern of weather over a long period of time.