Climate change is a term used for numerous effects on long-term weather patterns caused by human activity. Climate change generally refers to the effects on Earth's climate of greenhouse gases produced by human activities [and resulting increase in temperature]. . . . The long-term warming of Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and oceans affects the global climate in complex ways. Scientists call these effects climate change. Climate change includes shifts in rainfall and snowfall amounts. It also involves increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and wildfires. Many of the impacts of climate change are more damaging to human society and natural ecosystems than would be a simple rise in temperature.
Anderegg, Leander. "Climate change." World Book Student, 2023
