Global warming is the increase in Earth's average surface temperature that occurs when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rises. These gases absorb more solar radiation and trap more heat, leading to the warming of the planet. Human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and livestock farming emit greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming.
Climate change refers to long-term changes in the Earth's climate that warm the atmosphere, oceans, and land. Climate change affects the balance of ecosystems that support life and biodiversity and has impacts on health. It also results in more extreme weather events, such as more intense and/or frequent hurricanes, floods, heatwaves, and droughts, and leads to rising sea levels and coastal erosion due to the warming of the oceans, melting glaciers, and loss of ice caps.