Earth Sciences: Weather vs. Climate
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Mauie McMillan
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Earth Sciences: Weather vs. Climate
Weather and climate are often used interchangeably but are actually different things. Let's learn the similarities and differences.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson seems to have done it all. He was our third president. He wrote the Declaration of Independence. He designed the University of Virginia. He helped create the Bill of Rights. He organized the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific Northwest.
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Thomas Jefferson
But did you know that he was also one of the first climatologists? Jefferson loved science and technology and had a keen interest in weather data. He kept detailed records of hourly and daily temperatures, described differences in wind patterns between inland areas and the coast, and understood changes in the Virginia climate due to land clearing.
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Earth Sciences: Weather vs. Climate
Weather and climate are often used interchangeably but are actually different things. Let's learn the similarities and differences.
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