\[ **BT: [[Earth#the Earth’s envelope its atmosphere and hydrosphere]]** ] --- # weather and climate Humans have had many and varied ways of tracking weather and climate in the past. They have also had many explanations about the *whys* of weather and climate patterns. [[In China, the appearance of the Dragon Constellation was seen as a sign of the oncoming wet season.]][^1] - see also: [[Beijing heatwave (2023)]] + ↬ [ClimeChart](https://www.climechart.com/) ## climate change [[Many scientists believe the melt in Antarctica has passed key tipping points.]][^2] - see also: [[Antarctica]] [^1]: Derek Walters, *[[Walters, Chinese Mythology, 1992|Chinese Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend]]* (Diamond Books, 1992), s.v. ‘Dragons’. [^2]: *The Poles Revealed*, episode 2, ‘[[Taylor, ‘Polar Change’, 2021|Polar Change]]’, directed by Anya Taylor, ABC iview, February 20, 2025, 57 minutes, [https://iview.abc.net.au/show/poles-revealed/series/0/video/DO2014H003S00](https://iview.abc.net.au/show/poles-revealed/series/0/video/DO2014H003S00).