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• Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that define Earth’s local, regional and global climates.
• Climate change is the broader context of the changes happening to our planet’s climate system.
• Climate change involves changes in Earth’s ecosystems, rising sea levels, melting ice, more extreme weather events, and changes in ecosystems.
• Climate change is a complex and multifaceted problem with various causes and effects.
• Fossil fuels, human activities, and natural causes are the main causes of climate change.
• There are 34 days left until the COP27 climate summit.
• Everyone can play a part by raising their voice, sharing solutions, and advocating for change – shaped by different experiences, cultural contexts, and underlying values.
• Conducting interviews with climate change experts and presenting the real-life stories of those affected can encourage people to take action to mitigate climate change.
• Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, contribute to climate change through their burning for energy, transportation, and industry, accounting for over 75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions.
• Human activities contributing to climate change include deforestation and certain agricultural practices.
• Natural causes of climate change include volcanic eruptions, fluctuations in solar radiation, tectonic shifts, and even small changes in our orbit.
• The production of goods and services, such as chemicals, metals, plastics, and textiles, as well as the disposal of waste, such as landfills and incinerators, generate greenhouse gases and other pollutants that contribute to climate change.
• Global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
• Global warming and climate change are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings and implications.
• Global warming drives changes in climate, leading to shifts in weather patterns, rising sea levels, and increased frequency of extreme weather events, all of which are aspects of climate change.
• In 2001, the people of Southern India witnessed one of the most unusual weather phenomena in recorded history following a reported loud boom in the sky, rain began in the region.
• The rain was blood-red, and the trees in the area started shedding their leaves and turning grey, appearing as if they were burned.
• In June 2021, the earth experienced the hottest month ever recorded, with many towns in Canada burning down in a ferocious wildfire fueled by the extreme heat, which peaked at 49.6 °C.
• The earth’s movement around the sun was messing with the axis.
• Earth moves faster at Perihelion and slower when it reaches Aphelion.
• The length of our shadows is another pattern brought forth by the Earth's rotation, with shadows being longer in the afternoon than at midday.
• Perihelion is the point in the orbit when the Earth is closest to the Sun, occurring every 4th of January.
• The imaginary line that passes through the center of the planet and connects the North and South Poles is referred to as the Axis.
• Earth's orbital motion around the sun due to its strong gravitational pull results in an elliptical orbit or an elongated path or flattened circle with different foci.
• There are 24 hours in a day because it takes 24 hours to complete a full rotation.
• The Earth completes one full rotation on its axis every day.
• The length of our sh
• The Earth revolves around the sun at a speed ranging from 18.20-18.82 miles per second or 29.29 to 30.20 km per sec.
• Earth is the one that is actually rotating, not the sun.
• The Earth's Axial Tilt is 23 27" from vertical, causing the Earth’s seasonal differences in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
• At any given time, half of the Earth is illuminated by the sun, creating a brighter, warmer aspect and a darker, colder aspect.
• Aphelion is the point in the orbit when the Earth is most distant to the sun, occurring every 4th of July.