CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS CAUSES Climate is the long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30 years. More rigorously, it denotes the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature , humidity , atmospheric pressure , wind , and precipitation . In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system , which includes the ocean and ice on Earth. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude , terrain , and altitude , as well as nearby water bodies and their currents. Causes of Climate Change 1.Global Warming 2.Humanitiy's increased use of fossil fuel 3.Deforestation 4. Increasingly intensive agriculture Global Warming “ Global warming ...