African Climes

Climate change affects the environment in various and diverse ways. Natural elements such as rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind and moisture are controlled by climate. The environment can mean the sphere in which life exists. Dry land (lithosphere), the ocean (hydrosphere) and the atmosphere, the interaction and combination of which forms the biosphere in which life thrives. Climate refers to the average weather conditions of a particular place that have been observed for a minimum of thirty years. Weather on the other hand refers to more short term changes. For example, it can be cold in the morning and warm in the afternoon. That’s weather changes. When aggregated for many years, these expected and predictable weather outcomes is what is known as climate. Climate change in the sense in which it’s normally used refers to the distinct change and alterations of the entire global climate system, meaning that every place in the planet has experienced disruptions of normal clima...