“Climate change” and “global warming” are often used interchangeably, which has caused confusion, misunderstanding, and false conclusions about both terms. The terms have distinct meanings (explained below). Similarly, the terms "weather" and "climate" are sometimes confused. “Weather” refers to day-to-day or weekly short-term events, and “climate” refers to long-term persistent changes in typical weather patterns occurring over decades to millions of years. Global Warming re