Heating Up

Humans have long observed and tracked the weather, looking for patterns that would give insight into what was to come. We found that certain weather conditions and situations repeated themselves, and, over time, we learned what to expect from the weather. However, when the climate — the set of weather conditions that prevail in an area over long periods of time — changes, we cannot expect previously observed weather norms to be reliable.

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