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C Moon

(12,212 posts) Tue Jan 2, 2018, 02:52 PM Jan 2018

What is the difference between weather and climate change?

Weather refers to short term atmospheric conditions while climate is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time. Climate change refers to long-term changes.

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-difference-between-weather-and-climate-change-1?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products

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What is the difference between weather and climate change? (send this to all the RW knuckleheads) (Original Post) C Moon Jan 2018 OP

Thank you for this link! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #2

You'd have to explain to them it as if Hayduke Bomgarte Jan 2018 #3

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1. Hey, Trump and Rush the Fathead call it a "hoax," so that's what they believe.

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 02:53 PM

Jan 2018

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2. Thank you for this link!

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 02:55 PM

Jan 2018

I tried to explain this to my Fox News loving BIL over the holidays, but he wasn't buying it. This will come in handy for future "discussions".

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3. You'd have to explain to them it as if

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 04:09 PM

Jan 2018

You were talking to a 1st grader, and most of them probably still still couldn't grasp the concept.