What is Climate Change?

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Climate Change refers to long-term shifts in the Earth's climate patterns — including changes in temperature, rainfall, wind patterns, sea levels, and frequency of extreme weather events — primarily caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide) in the atmosphere due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, large-scale deforestation, and industrial emissions. While global warming refers specifically to the rise in average surface temperat