Are global warming/climate change the same thing?

Said another way, global warming is one symptom of the much larger problem of human-caused climate change. ... According to historian Spencer Weart, the use of more than one term to describe different aspects of the same phenomenon tracks the progress of scientists' understanding of the problem. read more

Global warming refers only to the Earth’s rising surface temperature, while climate change includes warming and the “side effects” of warming—like melting glaciers, heavier rainstorms, or more frequent drought. Said another way, global warming is one symptom of the much larger problem of human-caused climate change. read more

Global warming and climate change are science's odd couple — you hardly hear one mentioned without the other. But much like the confusion that surrounds climate science, this pair is often misunderstood and misused. read more

The Important Differences Between "Climate Change" and "Global Warming" Many people in the media (and elsewhere) use the terms "climate change" and "global warming" interchangeably, as if they were the same thing. But there are differences between the meanings of the two terms. read more