Climate affects the lives of all plants and animals. It affects where and how we live, our growth and well-being. Climate and weather are not the same thing. The climate of any location is a summary of the past weather events that have occurred, so we know what we should expect over the long term. A description of the climate of a certain place would include the averages and extremes of such things as temperature and rainfall amounts which are obtained from past weather records.
Climate affects all living things on the planet.
It regulates the life cycles of plants and animals, affects their growth and vitality, and is a principal factor in determining how they distribute themselves around the globe. Almost all life forms are adapted to live in a specific, relatively narrow climate area. There are many factors, both natural and of human origin, that determine the climate of the Earth. Ultimately, climate is a result of the way the atmosphere redistributes the sun's energy. Because the intensity of solar radiation changes with latitude, the tropics are heated much more intensely than the northern and southern poles.