climate science, definition of

Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. It can be a change in the average weather or a change in the distribution of weather events around an average (for example, greater or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region, or may occur across the whole Earth.

In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate. It may be qualified as anthropogenic climate change, more generally known as global warming.

Wikipedia - Climate Change entry

• New German anti AGW book and extensive media coverage
  Breaking News - new book published in Germany today called "The Cold Sun: Why the Climate Disaster Won't Happen". Also extensive anti-AGW newspaper coverage, amazing!
• Is keeping data private 'normal practise' in climate research?
  It seems Phil Jones thinks its perfectly normal to do research and publish said research whilst withholding data.
• Climate Change bullies?
  Climate Change Scientists seem to believe they are being bulled...
• Sydney transport - oh what a fine mess!
  Yet more politically motivated tweaking of the Sydney transport system..
• National Climate Change Forum response
  This is in response to the National Climate Change Forum being held in Adelaide.
• What is the fuss with biochar??
  Given the sudden interest in the media on biochar one would think a way of really saving the world has been discovered...
• Bush Fires and being Green, can you do both?
  Given that bush fires cause a lot of destruction and environmental damage, can we manage them and be green at the same time?
• Is the Australian Stimulus package green enough?
  

• Why Climate Science Is Not Settled
  Viewing the climate issue as unsettled is not to deny science, but rather to respect it. Empirical inquiry thrives on skepticism, on a willingness to question assumptions, on the refusal to treat model outputs as conclusive. To dismiss this centuries-old...
• Bjorn Lomborg: The USA Should Keep Funding the IPCC
  Apparently the IPCC is the main bulwark *against* climate alarmism?
• The 2023 climate event revealed the greatest failure of climate science
  We have been fortunate to witness the largest climate event to occur on the planet since the advent of global satellite records, and possibly the largest event since the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815...
• Conventional Climate Science Threatens Civilization
  Reason, empirical investigation and intellectual freedom have been undermined by a politically charged climate movement, which is a threat to science and civilization itself.
• Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world
  As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects
• Cheers! NASA acting dir. Sean Duffy says climate science will ‘move aside,’ with NASA only focusing on space exploration
  Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said Thursday that climate and earth science at the agency will “move aside” as it refocuses solely on space exploration.
• Full Posting of: A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate
  Among the key findings, the report concludes that carbon dioxide (CO2) -induced warming appears to be less damaging economically than commonly believed, and that aggressive mitigation strategies could be more harmful than beneficial...
• Professor Judith Curry: Climate Science Has Become Pseudo Science
  I mean, the whole climate change movement sort of disappeared the traditional environmental objectives. I mean, to me, the most striking example, like, Greenpeace got its start in the 1970s with the Save the Whales campaign, okay. Now, off the mid-Atlantic...
• BOMBSHELL: Study Reveals Climate Warming Driven by Receding Cloud Cover
  If climate science were a functioning scientific discipline rather than a priesthood, this paper would trigger a major course correction. It would cast doubt on the simplistic link between CO₂ and warming, redirecting focus toward cloud physics, ocean-atmosphere...
• European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds
  Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025

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