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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?

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Intro to the Climate Web by Mark Trexler

Dr. Mark Trexler, a climate change expert, was interviewed on April 23, 2016, by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, Voices of Sustainability. Barry Heidt provided camera work for the interview, which was published on April 27, 2016.

Dr. Trexler, with business partner Laura Kosloff, co-founded The Climate Webâ„¢. This knowledge solution helps users identify and track critical climate risk issues by organizing thousands of reports, news stories, and other materials, often extracting and linking key information for easy access.

EarthSayer Mark Trexler

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