Nature and Environment  Because at 160,000 years, the party is
just getting started.  Global Warming, Weather and Climate
Change  7/31/2011 7:08:34 PM  Tags: Heat Wave, Weather, Climate,
atmospheric carbon dioxide, the future, Richard Hilderman  The
United States is currently experiencing an extreme heat wave! At
one time 32 states were under either a heat advisory or heat
warning covering about 100 million square miles and affecting
about 141 million people. At least 12 deaths have been
attributed to this heat wave. Furthermore, parts of the midwest
and southeast are experiencing severe drought conditions. What
is the relationship between heat waves, weather, climate change
and global warming? To address this question we must understand
the link between weather and climate.  Weather is comprised of
temperature, wind speed, humidity, precipitation, etc that
occurs over only a few days. Climate, on the other hand, is the
average weather patterns that occur over decades. In other words
weather is concerned abou