What is the difference between global warming and climate change?

Another distinction between global warming and climate change is that when scientists or public leaders talk about global warming these days, they almost always mean human-caused warming—warming due to the rapid increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from people burning coal, oil, and gas. read more

Another difference between the 2 terms is that global warming is a worldwide phenomena while climate change can be seen at global, regional or even more local scales.1 2 But both global warming and climate change can also produce different impacts depending on the local geography as well as the local inhabitants (plants, animals, etc). read more

Global warming refers to the rise in global average temperatures of the Earth over time and is considered human-caused. Climate change includes warming and the impacts of warming. Making the distinction between global warming and climate change can be pretty confusing for many people, but they really are two very different things. read more