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'''Climate''' refers to a number of phenomena relative to a region and its [[weather]]. | '''Climate''' refers to a number of phenomena relative to a region and its [[weather]]. | ||
:Earth's climate is presently in a period of long, slow recovery from the [[Little Ice Age]] that ran for 300 or so years and ended in about 1850. [http://www.heartland.org/full/24849] | :Earth's climate is presently in a period of long, slow recovery from the [[Little Ice Age]] that ran for 300 or so years and ended in about 1850. [http://www.heartland.org/full/24849] | ||
| − | :"On all time scales, there is very good correlation between | + | :"On all time scales, there is very good correlation between Earth's temperature and natural celestial phenomena such changes in the brightness of the [[Sun]]."<ref>[http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/harris061206.htm Scientists respond to Gore's warnings of climate catastrophe] - [[Canada Free Press]]</ref> |
| + | Climate affects the viability of flora and fauna in a given region. It also affects human beings desire to live (or not live), or [[vacation]], in certain areas. | ||
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| + | == Climate factors == | ||
Factors to be taken into account in order to describe a climate include: | Factors to be taken into account in order to describe a climate include: | ||
*Minimum cold season [[temperature]] | *Minimum cold season [[temperature]] | ||
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*[[Cloud cover]] versus sunny weather | *[[Cloud cover]] versus sunny weather | ||
| − | Climate | + | == Climate classification == |
| + | The [[Köppen Climate Classification System]] is the most widely used for classifying the world's climates. | ||
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| + | ==Climate change== | ||
| + | {{main article|Climate change}} | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.amazon.com/Climate-Crisis-Gore-perception-warming/dp/1419686844/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product A Climate Crisis a la Gore: The real profit pushing the perception of man made global warming] |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Climate| ]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Climatology| ]] |
Latest revision as of 03:54, October 29, 2019
The Great climates of the earth according to the Köppen Climate Classification System
Climate refers to a number of phenomena relative to a region and its weather.
- Earth's climate is presently in a period of long, slow recovery from the Little Ice Age that ran for 300 or so years and ended in about 1850. [1]
- "On all time scales, there is very good correlation between Earth's temperature and natural celestial phenomena such changes in the brightness of the Sun."[1]
Climate affects the viability of flora and fauna in a given region. It also affects human beings desire to live (or not live), or vacation, in certain areas.
Climate factors
Factors to be taken into account in order to describe a climate include:
- Minimum cold season temperature
- Annual rainfall
- Length of periods without rainfall (droughts)
- Likelihood of regular flooding
- Wind speeds encountered
- Cloud cover versus sunny weather
Climate classification
The Köppen Climate Classification System is the most widely used for classifying the world's climates.
Climate change
- Main article: Climate change