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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

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