Climate change (or global warming), is the process of our planet heating up. Scientists estimate that since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has caused the Earth to warm by approximately 1°C. While that might not sound like much, it means big things for people and wildlife around the globe. The Earth's climate is changing and the global climate is projected to continue to change over this century and beyond. The Short Answer: Climate change describes a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time. NASA scientists have observed Earth's surface is warming, and many of the warmest years on record have happened in the past 20 years. As the government rushes to bring down record levels of legal migration, experts say businesses need more detail from the Home Office about the changes to visa schemes announced by ministers to .

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