Weather vs Climate

Weather – what’s happening outside your door today, tomorrow and next week. Boy it’s hot (or cold) today. Looks like a storm is coming…

Climate – What’s happening all around, not just outside YOUR door, on a Long Term basis – Yearly or Decades. Boy, we sure had a lot of hurricanes this decade. What happened to the rain over the past few years – almost none – far to much.

Another columnist from the oil province of Canada, went on yet another rant today (Dec. 12th), stating how he was so positive climate change is all a hoax, as it was so frosty cold where he was standing. Too bad he doesn’t understand the difference between the weather and the climate. Yes, the weather will change from day to day and we will continue to have record highs, lows, rainfalls and droughts. However, the climate is heading in one direction – hotter. This still could mean that on your part of the planet, the temperatures are headed down… increasing worldwide temperatures will mean droughts to some parts of the planet and floods to other parts. Overall, higher worldwide temperatures mean more storms and more damage by bigger storms. And yes, there will be a few small parts of the planet that benefit from a longer growing season, though the vast majority of the planet will suffer.

You can’t change the weather. You can have an impact on the climate.

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