Frances Beinecke

Business leaders, social justice groups, farmers and ranchers, doctors and nurses and people from all walks of life are concerned about the climate threat.

American Activist

Richard Branson

We need every person on Earth to acknowledge that climate change is real and encourage each other and our leaders to address the challenge.

British Businessman

Angela Merkel

Industrialised countries must take the responsibility of helping poorer countries in the climate change action plan.

German Statesman

Jay Inslee

I've dedicated my life in public service to defeating climate change.

American Politician

Mark Walport

Clearly, climate change is an extremely important threat to us.

British Scientist

Dwight D. Eisenhower

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

American President

Jack Schlossberg

Climate change threatens the future of life on this planet.

American Celebrity

Mike Braun

I'm not afraid to talk about climate change.

Margaret MacMillan

Canadian Historian

Melissa Leo

American Actress

Climate can change significantly from one geographic area to another, highlighting the region's characteristics.

Geographic Variability

People describe climate based on personal experience, so descriptions can be subjective.

Subjective Interpretation

'Climate' refers to usual conditions over time, unlike 'weather' which is daily or short-term.

Not Weather

This definition of climate refers to a collective emotional or social atmosphere, not physical weather.

Abstract Concept

Mentioning a specific time highlights the temporary state of the social or emotional atmosphere.

Temporal Context

Social norms and values of a culture can shape the climate of an era or location.

Cultural Influences

 their anti-drying technique, to survive other stresses. If we can understand how they, and other creatures, stabilize their sensitive biological molecules, perhaps we could apply this knowledge to help us stabilize vaccines, or to develop stress-tolerant crops that can cope with Earth's changing climate.

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 that have decimated some indigenous fish populations. On a larger scale, climate change is causing the waters to warm, thus reducing water levels and changing the distribution of aquatic life. Luckily, in recent years, governments have started to recognize the immense value of this natural resource.

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 all one size fits all policies processes and tools the results is an epidemic that isn't getting nearly enough attention now over the next few days we're going to hear about some of humanity's most important and complex issues and whether your issue is climate

Upgrading management...

 So that would represent a dramatic change of climate. So it's vitally important for scientists to predict the change in temperature with as much precision as possible so that society can plan for the future. The present range of uncertainty is simply too large

Cloudy climate change:...

 I have one climate crisis, I don't really need the second one." But this is a crisis of, not natural resources -- though I believe that's true -- but a crisis of human resources. I believe fundamentally, as many speakers have said during the past few days,

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 and a climate perfect for year-long reproduction allows their populations to skyrocket. So why does this keep happening? Most of the world's ecosystems are the result of millennia of coevolution by organisms, adapting to their environment and each other

The threat of invasive...

 roughly five times more than human or cow's milk, to help their young survive the harsh, freezing climate. So how is milk made? In the uniquely mammalian process of lactation, a special class of milk-secreting cells known as mammocytes

The science of milk -...

 Natural gas is non-renewable, and the short-run economic interests supporting fracking may fall short in the face of global climate change. Experts are still examining fracking's overarching effects.

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 and the need to take action has never been more urgent this year the world will gather in glasgow for the united nations climate change conference

A Message From Sir David...

 climate change is the most important security issue of the 21st century