Climate – Geography

Weather is the momentary state of the atmosphere while climate refers to the average of the weather conditions over a longer period of time. Weather changes quickly, may be within a day or week but climate changes imperceptively and may be noted after 50 years or even more.

A temperature drop in winter may have zero effect on climate. Climate change is one of the most talked about issues now-a-days.

This has led to research into various related subjects, for example, pressure groups that are formed to counter different views about climate change are now attempting to influence policy makers.

Monsoon connotes the climate associated with seasonal reversal in the direction of winds. India has hot monsoonal climate which is the prevalent climate in south and southeast Asia.

The climate system is a complex, partly closed thermodynamic system far from thermal equilibrium. Energy exchanges between these systems, and between the systems and the underlying Earth’s surface and outer space, drive natural processes that have feedback effects on the climate system itself.