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  1. Climate Change - National Geographic Society

    Apr 10, 2025 · Climate change is the long-term alteration of temperature and typical weather patterns in a place. Climate change could refer to a particular location or the planet as a …

  2. Global Warming - National Geographic Society

    Apr 8, 2025 · People often use the terms “global warming” and “climate change” interchangeably, but they are different. Global warming refers to Earth’s rising average temperature, while …

  3. Greenhouse Effect - Education

    Dec 9, 2024 · Many scientists use the term “climate change” instead of “global warming.” This is because greenhouse gas emissions affect more than just temperature. Another effect involves …

  4. Climate Change - Education

    Climate change is a long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns. Often climate change refers specifically to the rise in global temperatures from the mid-20th century to present.

  5. Weather or Climate ... What's the Difference? - Education

    Climate change is not a new concept, and yet little seems to have been done about it on a global scale. The greenhouse effect was first discovered in the 1800s, but it was not until 1988 that …

  6. Environmental Refugee - National Geographic Society

    Climate change is caused by natural events, such as volcanic eruptions, as well as human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests. Climate change has happened …

  7. Renewable Energy Explained - Education

    Climate change encompasses not only rising average temperatures but also extreme weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats, rising seas, and a range of other impacts.

  8. Tundras Explained - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · The Arctic tundra is changing dramatically due to global warming, a term that falls within a wider range of trends scientists now prefer to call climate change.

  9. The Greenhouse Effect and our Planet - Education

    Dec 9, 2024 · The rise in Earth’s average temperature contributed to by human activity is known as global warming. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change Even slight increases in …

  10. Climate Refugees - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · Climate change is the alteration of temperature and normal weather patterns in a place. This could refer to a particular location on the planet or the planet as a whole. Climate …