The Difference Between Global Warming and Climate Change

{Global Warming or Climate Change, which is it – Earth and Leaf editorial}

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When it comes to talking about, learning about, and acting on the climate crisis, you’ve probably come across two key terms: global warming and climate change. While the terms get used interchangeably in many conversations, global warming and climate change have two distinct meanings.

So which is it – Global Warming or Climate Change?

• Biodiversity Loss
• Increasing ocean temperatures, levels, and acidity
• Melting of sea ice and mountain glaciers
• More frequent and intense natural disasters (including forest fires, hurricanes heat waves, droughts, floods, and precipitation)
• Changes in ecosystem characteristics (such as growing seasons, flowering times, and bird migrations)

Natural processes, like the El Niño and La Niña ocean patterns, volcanic activity, and variations in Earth’s orbit, can all contribute to changes in Earth’s climate. However, since the mid-20th century, climate change has been driven by human activities—particularly, the burning of fossil fuels.

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