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Climate Terms

• Climate Change vs Global Warming: What's the Difference? — Global warming is the long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature, driven mainly by human greenhouse gas emissions.

How Climate Works

• What Is the Greenhouse Effect? How It Warms the Planet — The greenhouse effect is the process by which gases in Earth's atmosphere — mainly water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane — trap heat near the surface.