i wonder if they are the same thing?

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i'm really confused,
what is global climate change and what is global warming?
are they the same thing?

and if not, how are they related?

i really can't tell the difference because when i think of climate change, i just think of global warming because it's the main problem in the world today.
does global climate change follow global warming or the other way around?

waaaaah, clear my mind. thanks.
 
Global climate change and global warming are different. Global climate change includes global warming. (If the world was cooling, then global dimming would be included in global climate change.) Basically, since the world is warming due to...global warming, the global climate change is that the temperature is rising. Woah, that was confusing but I hoped it helped.
 
Changing climate involves more than just temperature. Climate is the average weather experienced over extended periods of time. Think of what constitutes weather. For example, rain, snow, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, cloud amount. All these aspects of weather, and more, are subject to change as the climate changes. Temperature is but one aspect. So it is more correct to use the more inclusive term "climate change" rather than the limited term "global warming".
 
Global warming is a kind of climatic change...it occurs when he concentration of green house gases increases, consequently more heat is trapped in the lower atmosphere, thus heating Earth and increasing its temp.

Global climate change is a change in the long-term weather patterns that characterize the regions of the world. The term "weather" refers to the short-term (daily) changes in temperature, wind, and/or precipitation of a region
 
Global warming believers changed "global warming" to "climate change" when it stopped warming.

They really aren't about keeping the temperature of the earth from changing, they're about attacking industry and capitalism.
 
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