Commentary | Mar 10, 2018 | By Sumeep Bath, Media and Communications Officer , Cyndy Desjardins, Food Web Biologist , Geoffrey Gunn, Geographer , Sonya Havens, Research Chemist , Hisham Osman, Hydrologist

What is Climate? Our scientists explain it all to an eleven-year old

What is climate?

It’s a more difficult question than you would think, especially when you have to explain it to an eleven-year old.

As a submission to this year’s Flame Challenge, and ultimate winner in the graphic category, four of our researchers break down the concept of ‘climate’, and explain why climates are changing around the world, and why it matters.