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Absorption and reflection of solar radiation
The Coriolis force
The oceanic conveyor belt
Five major climates of the World

Why do we have different weather in different parts of the world, and at different times of year? The tilt of the spinning Earth, and the distribution of land and sea, are chiefly responsible

CLIMATE change has become a major scientific issue of the 1990s, with growing concern about the prospect of global warming as we move into the 21st century. But what is changing and how? Before we can even begin to answer these questions we need to know how climate works.

The simplest definition of climate is the “average weather” of a region.

Some regions experience much the…

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