Climate Change Science
📋 What it is
Weather is day-to-day; climate is the long-term average — and evidence shows the climate is warming.
🗣️ Coach says
Weather and climate differ by TIME: weather is today, climate is decades of averages. Many independent measurements — thermometers, oceans, ice, CO₂ — show Earth’s climate is warming, driven mainly by extra greenhouse gases from burning fuels. Weather science studies both the daily and the long-term picture.
🧠 Memory hook
Weather = today · climate = decades of averages. Evidence shows warming, mainly from extra greenhouse gases.
😂 Giggle
Why did the weather station get promoted?
It had outstanding performance under pressure!
😲 Whoa!
A single hot day proves nothing about climate — but decades of records from thousands of stations, all agreeing, are how scientists know the climate is warming.
✅ Quick check: What’s the key difference between weather and climate?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Weather is short-term (today’s conditions); climate is the long-term average over many years.
Timescale distinguishes weather from climate.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Note today’s weather, then your region’s average for the month — the average is the climate.