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Climate change, projections, and risk

Climate change, projections, and risk

Map of the UK showing hotter drier summers in southern and eastern England, wetter winters across the UK, heavier rainfall in western uplands, sea-level rise around East Anglia, the Humber and the Thames, and urban heat risk near London

Weather describes short-term conditions such as temperature, rainfall, wind and cloud. Climate is the average pattern of weather over at least 30 years, so climate change is a long-term shift in averages and risks.

The UK's climate change challenges Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /The UK's climate change challenges

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A GCSE Geography The UK's climate change challenges. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a solid grasp of core physical and human processes before tackling the evaluation- and decision-making-style questions used in the final papers, which carry the most marks.

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