Climate change
Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's
Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. In a broader sense, climate change also includes previous long-term changes to Earth's climate. The modern-day rise in global temperatures is driven by human activities, especially fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) burning since the Industrial Revolution.
Fossil fuel use, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices release greenhouse gases.