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What is the difference between climate change and global warming?
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The main difference between climate change and global warming is that global warming is one of the effects of climate change. Global warming is the increase in the near surface air and ocean temperatures due to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, in the Earth’s atmosphere. Climate change is a broad term that describes the changes in the global climate over time caused by natural and human activities, such as increased emissions of carbon dioxide due to burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of forests for agriculture. It includes, but is not limited to, global warming.