# The Climate Explainer

> The Climate Explainer is an independent editorial publication that translates mainstream climate science into plain English. Every explainer is grounded in the peer-reviewed consensus summarized by the IPCC and major scientific agencies — no doomism, no denialism, no invented numbers.

The Climate Explainer publishes original, long-form guides about climate science explainers. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus.

## Climate Terms

- [Climate Change vs Global Warming: What's the Difference?](https://reportingclimatescience.com/climate-change-vs-global-warming/): 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](https://reportingclimatescience.com/what-is-the-greenhouse-effect/): 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.

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://reportingclimatescience.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://reportingclimatescience.com/<slug>.md

## Site

- [About](https://reportingclimatescience.com/about/): editorial approach and standards
- [All articles](https://reportingclimatescience.com/all/)
- [Contact](https://reportingclimatescience.com/contact/)