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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Or as Photon's link puts it:
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Exactly.
Eradic daily temperatures, and unpredictable seasonal variations. The bigger picture over the next few decades points to an overall warming trend, but the peaks and valleys on the curve also become more extreme.
When people talk about "global warming", they are talking about the big picture (the entire planet over several years). When talking about year-to-year changes, the term "global climate change" is more applicable.