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11 lis 2024 · A Guide to Climate Change for Kids. What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? What Is the Water Cycle? What Is Permafrost? What Is an Urban Heat Island? 10 Interesting Things About Glaciers. Why Does NASA Care About Food? Why Does NASA Study Earth? What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change?
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Weather is a specific event—like a rainstorm or hot day—that...
- How Do Clouds Affect Earth's Climate
Climate scientists predict that as Earth’s climate warms,...
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Air is mostly gas. Air is all around us, but we can’t see...
- Earth Scientist Studying Glaciers
Kimberly, what do you do? I am an Earth Scientist who...
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The LIS helps us learn about weather forecasting and climate...
- What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change
Scientists at the National Weather Service have been keeping...
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Climate change describes a change in the typical weather for...
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When you look out the window, you’re seeing what the weather...
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11 lis 2024 · Climate change describes a change in the typical weather for a region — such as high and low temperatures and amount of rainfall — over a long period of time. Scientists have observed that, overall, Earth is warming. In fact, many of the warmest years on record have happened in the past 20 years.
11 lis 2024 · When you look out the window, you’re seeing what the weather is like today. Weather is only temporary. For example, a blizzard can turn into a flood after just a few warm spring days. Climate, on the other hand, is more than just a few warm or cool days.
26 paź 2011 · (Grades 5-8) This article is for students grades 5-8. The climate of a region or city is its typical or average weather. For example, the climate of Hawaii is sunny and warm. But the climate of Antarctica is freezing cold. Earth’s climate is the average of all the world’s regional climates.
NASA Climate Kids: What is the difference between Climate and Weather? Website all about the climate just for kids, with videos, posters, activities and more.
We work out what the climate in a place is by looking at the average weather for about 30 years, and seeing how warm or cold, rainy and windy it is during that time.
An educational website with activities, resources, and games to teach kids of all ages about Earth's systems, water cycle, weather and climate.