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Climate vs weather

But isn't it just the same as the weather?

No. The weather is happening here and now. 'Weather' is the day-to-day change in measures like temperature, air pressure, moisture, wind, cloudiness, rainfall and sunshine.

Climate is the combination of all these elements of weather at a particular place, measured over a longer time. The weather changes rapidly and can be very unpredictable, but climate varies more slowly and scientists can predict climatic trends.



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