Climate Science
Climate refers to the average meteorological conditions and patterns in a region over a long time period. These meteorological conditions include measurements such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. In other words, climate can be described as the 'average weather'. Although weather can change rapidly from day to day and can be difficult to predict, climate is much more predictable. For example, the weather where we live dictates what we wear each day, which can change dramatically from one day to the next. However, the climate influences the type of clothes we have in our closet, which is generally consistent from year to year (CCRC).
Climate science investigates the earth’s climate, incorporating many disciplines including meteorology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, ecosystem sciences, and more.
Text from the USDA Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC)
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Curious About Cows Teacher Workshop
Curious about Cows was a workshop co-hosted by the Asombro Institute for Science Education and the BlueSTEM…
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Basics of Global Climate Models
Climate models calculate the physical interactions of land, ocean, atmosphere, and sea ice and project future changes.
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Alaska and a Changing Climate
Rapid warming and changing precipitation patterns in Alaska affect communities, industry, and natural resources.
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Climate-smart Caribbean Program
The Climate-smart Caribbean program was developed to generate and deliver region- and sector-specific information on…
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Caribbean Drought Learning Network
The Caribbean Drought Learning Network is a new peer-to-peer network that links climate service providers, climate…
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Productive Uses of Energy for Agriculture in Uganda
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service partnered with USAID/Power Africa on a project to stimulate productive uses of energy…
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U.S. Hosts 2023 Aim for Climate Summit
The United States will host the AIM for Climate Summit at the JW Marriott on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
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AIM for Climate
AIM for Climate seeks to address climate change and global hunger by uniting participants to significantly increase…
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEC is a non-binding, consensus-based forum of 21 member economies promoting impactful discourse and coalition-…