With nearly a month to go, North Carolina and much of the rest of the Eastern U.S. have seen such a snowy winter that some weather watchers wonder if global climate change suddenly has reversed.

When it comes to understanding meteorology, the difference between climate and weather comes largely down to one factor: time. Put simply, weather refers to the day-to-day meteorological conditions of ...

We’re taught in school that climate is the long-term trend in weather as it is measured and understood over years and decades. Weather, on the other hand, is the hourly, daily, or weekly ups and downs ...