climate is what you expect,
and weather is what you get.
The NASA page also says:
“The reason
studying climate
and a
changing climate
is important,
is that will
affect people
around the world.
Rising global
temperatures
are expected to
raise sea levels, and
change precipitation
and other local climate
conditions.
... The National Academy
of Sciences, a lead scientific
body in the U.S., determined
that the Earth’s surface
temperature has risen by
about 1 degree Fahrenheit
in the past century, with
accelerated warming during
the past two decades."
NASA also wrote:
“Yet, there is
still some debate
about the role
of natural cycles
and processes.
Human activities
have altered
the chemical
composition
of the atmosphere
through the buildup
of greenhouse gases
– primarily carbon dioxide,
methane, and nitrous oxide.
The heat-trapping property
of these gases is undisputed
although uncertainties exist
about exactly how Earth’s
climate responds to them.
According to
the U.S. Climate
Change Science Program
(http://www.climatescience.gov),
factors such as aerosols,
land use change
and others may play
important roles
in climate change,
but their influence
is highly uncertain
at the present time.”
So, did NASA just admit
climate science
is not settled ?