Sociology / Unit 10 Soc 1762 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Climate Change: The Structure Behind the Headline
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The idea
Climate change is the long-term shift in global temperature and weather patterns linked to greenhouse-gas emissions, distinct from one year's figure.
In practice
A pattern of record-breaking extreme weather over successive decades illustrates the trend climate change names, independent of any one year's measure.
Where people slip
A single cold winter neither refutes nor proves the trend; climate names the long-term pattern, not one season's weather.
Your place on the trail
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