What is Climate Change? Climate change is a change in weather patterns found in a particular region. This can range from how much rainfall per year to a rise in temperature for a month or season. Climate change doesn't only relate to changes in weather but it's also a change in the Earth's climate found in a place. This includes a change in the Earth's usual condition and varying the possibility of where rain and snow normally fall on the Earth. Changes in weather patterns can be for a few hours but it takes hundreds or even millions of years to change the climate. Causes of climate change 1. Green House Effects Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation and stop them from escaping into space. This trap of heat radiations forms a warming blanket around the Earth and this process is known as the greenhouse effect - the main cause of climate change. Carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, and nitrous oxide are some examples of greenhouse gases. Humans and natural fa