G-12 BIOLOGY, UNIT 6 CLIMATE CHANGE - ETHIOPIA NEW CURRICULICUM

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CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSES AND EFFECTS 6.1.1 Definition of Climate Change  Climate is the long-term average of patterns and trends in weather, including day-to-day, year-to-year, and even longer time periods.

 Climate change:  Is the global phenomenon of climate transformation characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the planet (temperature, precipitation, and wind) that are especially caused by human activities.

 Is the large-scale changes in global, regional, and local weather patterns that result from the long-term increase in the Earth's average surface temperature caused by a significant increase in the levels of greenhouse gases are produced by the use of fossil fuels.

2  Is a systematic change in the long-term state of the atmosphere over multiple decades or longer.

 Is natural variations in atmospheric conditions.

 It is the significant variation of weather patterns over long periods.

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