Global Warming Terminology in Wikipedia

Posted by Ivan Garcia on January 16th, 2007 filed in wikipedia, global warming

The term “global warming” is a specific case of the more general term “climate change” (which can also refer to “global cooling,” such as occurs during ice ages). In principle, “global warming” is neutral as to the causes, but in common usage, “global warming” generally implies a human influence. However, the UNFCCC uses “climate change” for human-caused change, and “climate variability” for other changes.[1] Some organizations use the term “anthropogenic climate change” for human-induced changes.

Text of wikipedia Global Warming