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Weather is short-term changes
The climate is the average conditions in a particular area over a long period of time
Mathematical models used for predictions
Global change: changes in the biological, physical, and chemical properties of Earth
Global climate change: changes in average climate (long-term weather patterns over years or decades)
Global warming: rapid rate of increasing temperatures
Human factors are the major cause of temperature rise since 1950
Human factors will become a greater risk factor
Monsoons: Climatic systems anywhere in which the moisture increases dramatically in the warm season
Jet Stream: Current of fast-moving air found in the upper levels of the atmosphere
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