global warming vs. climate change

global warming

[ gloh-buhl wawrm-ing ]show ipa

noun

1. an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate, as a consequence of the greenhouse effect.

climate change

[ klahy-mit cheynj ]show ipa

noun

1. a long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature: Melting glaciers imply that life in the Arctic is affected by climate change.