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TeachMeFinance.com - explain climate change climate change The term 'climate change' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' The long-term fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind, and all other aspects of the Earth's climate. External processes, such as solar-irradiance variations, variations of the Earth's orbital parameters (eccentricity, precession, and inclination), lithosphere motions, and volcanic activity, are factors in climate variation. Internal variations of the climate system also produce fluctuations of sufficient magnitude and variability to explain observed climate change through the feedback processes interrelating the components of the climate system'. The term 'climate change' as it applies to the area of the environment can be defined as 'Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). '. The term 'climate change' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' refers to any long-term trend in mean sea level, wave height, wind speed, drift rate etc'. Previous 5 Terms: Client Agency cliff climacophobia Climate climate Next 5 Terms: Climate Diagnostics Bulletin Climate Diagnostics Center Climate Feedback Climate Lag Climate Model About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.