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: '''Climate change''' can cause [[desert]]s to get more [[rain]], [[forest]]s to become [[desert]]s, [[flood]]s and [[drought]]s to happen more often, ice caps to melt and sea levels to rise. This can then cause [[organism]]s to become [[extinction|extinct]], as well as [[famine]] and mass migration of [[human]]s.
: Human activities like burning [[Fossil Fuel]]s and [[deforestation]] are making '''climate change''' happen more quickly than normal. This is because the put more [[Carbon Dioxide]] into the [[Earth's Atmosphere|atmosphere]] and this traps the [[energy]] from sunlight causing the planet to get warmer.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Climate Change]] is a change in the normal [[weather]] patterns across the world.
===About Climate Change===
: [[Scientist]]s believe '''climate change''' is currently being caused by [[Global Warming|global warming]] and the extent of '''climate change''' will increase if [[Global Warming|global warming]] continues at its current rate.
: [[Climate Change|climate change]] caused by '''global warming''' can cause [[Habitat Destruction|habitat destruction]] due to changes in weather patterns in many different [[ecosystem]]s possibly causing drought, flooding, temperature rises or temperature falls depending on the location.