global warming

One aspect of climate change. Global warming is not interchangeable with the term climate change.

Per NASA in 2024, global warming is mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the trapping of heat-producing gases in the Earth’s atmosphere:

Global warming refers to the long-term warming of the planet. Global temperature shows a well-documented rise since the early 20th century and most notably since the late 1970s. Worldwide since 1880, the average surface temperature has risen about 1°C (about 2°F), relative to the mid-20th century baseline (of 1951-1980). This is on top of about an additional 0.15°C of warming from between 1750 and 1880.

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