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global warming vs. climate change
global warming vs. climate change: What's the difference?
The terms climate change and global warming are often used interchangeably, but the term climate change is now preferred among environmental scientists because it’s a broader term that encompasses effects beyond the rising temperatures implied by global warming. Specifically, climate change refers to long-term changes in Earth’s overall climate, which in turn lead to effects such as extreme weather events and sea level rise.
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- an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate, as a consequence of the greenhouse effect.
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- a long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature:
Melting glaciers imply that life in the Arctic is affected by climate change.