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What is climate change? A definition from the Department of Ecology of Washington State reads: Climate includes patterns of temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and seasons. It affects more than just a change in the weather and refers to seasonal changes over a long period of time. These climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and the human economies and cultures that depend on them.

It may be used inter-changably with global warming as they’re closely related. Global warming causes climates to change. Here is NASA discussion on the two terms, What's In A Name?

We recommend you listen and learn which is the best advice we can give to begin to understand the challenges before us.

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NASA | Ask a Climate Scientist Submit Your Question

Have burning questions about Earth's changing climate? Wonder how scientists differentiate human impact from natural causes? Now's your chance to ask a NASA climate scientist directly.

Submit your question by recording a 10-15 second video and uploading it to YouTube, or simply post it on Twitter. Ensure you tag your submission with #askclimate so we can find it.

NASA scientists will record video responses to selected questions, which will be posted on the NASAExplorer YouTube channel.

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