Introduction: Making Climate Change Understandable

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What is climate? And what is climate change? Unlike weather, the daily changes we see and feel everyday, climate is the expected weather of a certain area: rain in Seattle for instance. Climate change means a shift in the expected weather patterns in a certain area, however, in our current society, climate change is occurring over the entire Earth. In “Introduction: Making Climate Change Understandable” by Joseph F.C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman, a claim is made that societies around the globe are majorly affected by climate change, but the issue is not as widespread as a matter of concern as it should be. Many citizens are not knowledgeable enough to understand the issue, do not care to consider the issue seriously, and the issue is not

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