Was ‘global warming’ changed to ‘climate change’ because Earth stopped warming?

Was ‘global warming’ changed to ‘climate change’ because Earth stopped warming?

Both “global warming” and “climate change” continue to be used as global temperatures continue to rise.

Fact brief - Was 'global warming' changed to 'climate change' because Earth stopped warming?

Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Was 'global warming' changed to 'climate change' because Earth stopped warming? Both "global warming" and "climate change" continue to be used as global temperatures continue to rise. The two terms refer to different but related phenomena. Global warming captures increasi…