What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is a change in the atmospheric conditions of an area for a short time. These short events have a large influence on the ecosystem. A few examples are: Heavy rains cause usually slow flowing rivers and streams to become flooded with water. With this excess of water, the flow speed increases. The faster the water moves the harder it is for the land of the ecosystem to contain that movement. The land around the moving water will start to be eroded away creating large ditches, sink holes, and in more extreme cases canyons and lakes. Another example would be increased temperature. Organisms have a finite range of temperature that they can safely live in. Short periods of extreme heat can kill off the old and weak, while prolonged periods can cause even the healthiest of the population to become ill or even die. Humans are a great example. Come the summer, there will be news stories about deaths related to heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Climate refers to the average and long term changes to the atmosphere over decades and centuries. Climate is usually more stable and stays
What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is a change in the atmospheric conditions of an area for a short time. These short events have a large influence on the ecosystem. A few examples are: Heavy rains cause usually slow flowing rivers and streams to become flooded with water. With this excess of water, the flow speed increases. The faster the water moves the harder it is for the land of the ecosystem to contain that movement. The land around the moving water will start to be eroded away creating large ditches, sink holes, and in more extreme cases canyons and lakes. Another example would be increased temperature. Organisms have a finite range of temperature that they can safely live in. Short periods of extreme heat can kill off the old and weak, while prolonged periods can cause even the healthiest of the population to become ill or even die. Humans are a great example. Come the summer, there will be news stories about deaths related to heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Climate refers to the average and long term changes to the atmosphere over decades and centuries. Climate is usually more stable and stays
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