What is Climate Change

Everyone's talking about climate change .

But what is our climate and why is it changing ?

Our climate ?

Is the earth's normal weather over a very long time .

It usually takes hundreds or thousands of years for the climate to change .

But recently our climate has been changing much faster .

All these changes make life harder for our plants , animals and for people around the world .

And the biggest cause of climate change is humans , including you and me .

When we use fuel like oil and gasoline forests to make room for cities to farm , to release , release greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere .

These greenhouse gasses cause our climate to get warmer .

Normally , when the heat from the sun warms our planet , some of the heat reflects back into space , but greenhouse gasses act like a big blanket , holding some of it in this extra heat can cause all sorts of problems for our planet and the plants , animals and people who live here , our ice and snow are melting faster .

Our oceans are getting warmer and higher and our weather is becoming more extreme with more heat waves , heavy rainfalls and powerful hurricanes .

Luckily many countries around the world are working together to fight climate change .

And there are lots of easy ways you and I can help too , like reusing things instead of throwing them out instead of driving , ride your bike or take the bus , use less electricity and eat food , grown closer to home .

You and I , we can make a difference .

We can fight climate change .