Global warming is the gradual increase in the earth's surface temperature. Many refuse to believe we are in a serious crisis... so I was wondering what your opinion was.
2006-06-14 14:19:13 · 14 answers · asked by tato 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Well, this has happened at far more rapid rates in the past. It's also been happening since man first made the wheel. We just haven't taken notice since the last century. This is because our pumping of greenhouse gasses and thermal pollution has helped to actually speed it up. If we want to avert this from happening so fast we need to switch to cleaner fuels, such as fuel cell mechanics. Though this can be a dangerous thing as well. Fuel cells work by passing hydrogen through a mesh to join with oxygen and create water. Now this creates a current in this mesh, and can be captured to use in many electric devices, including electric cars. Now the problem is that by using this method of energy we need to convert water into oxygen and h2, but if we accidently have the hydrogen leak from a tank it will leave our atmosphere. Once there isn't enough hydrogen to combine with the oxygen then we have wasted the water, and make an excess of oxygen in the atmosphere. Too much oxygen in the atmosphere will trigger more wildfires, only to creat e more greenhouse gasses.
2006-06-14 14:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by ianr1984 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Global warming is not only hurting the planet but it is also hurting the planet's life forms.
If people would understand the crisis that our Earth is in maybe they would start to care.
Earth is the only planet we have to live on until Scientists find some way for us to survive in space for very long periods of time.
I think some people are unaware of the problem. People try to get people be aware of what is happening but either we are not trying enough or other people just don't care.
2006-06-14 21:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe pollution is helping the Greenhouse gas input nor do I think that it's 'ego stroking' to assume that we might not be making an impact. In any case I'd rather be safe than sorry in that regard.
GG build up isn't uncommon nor is this the highest that it's ever been. In the Mesozoic it was far higher. But it's not necessarily a bad thing. CO2 build up doest promote plant growth. I'm not so quick to dismiss this as totally natural. I think it'd be good for the build up to curb our GG emmissions because if it was just strictly the Environment contributing these things then there wouldn't be a need for concern. The Earth can take care of itself. We just don't need to overtly hamper it. Yes, I know I sound like a dirty hippie saying this.
2006-06-15 00:25:24 · answer #3 · answered by bunny_952000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a myth. Go read the NY Times from 20 years ago when they were worried about global cooling. Then go look at the weather patterns over the past 100 years or so. You will see a natural warming/cooling trend in the Earth's atmosphere.
2006-06-14 21:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by nighthawk_842003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is some global warming going on. It is due to green house gases(CO2). The state with the highest amount of CO2 gas emission is Alaska. This is due to the fact that Alaska, Canada and the northern countries have large amounts of Tundra. Tundra is a vegetation that takes in oxygen and gives of CO2.
Al Gore and other environmentalist don't point this out because it would mean spraying defoliant on large parts of Alaska and Canada. Talk about an inconvenient truth.
Gore, the famed inventor of the Internet, goes around on a private jet presenting his side of global warming. The people who believe in Gore will see his movie and be impressed by it. Those that don't agree with him won't see his movie.
As for me I have too many problems of my own to worry about global warming
2006-06-19 11:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what I learned from the Geology course I took this past semester. The reason why the earth is warming up is because we are just getting out of the most recent ice age, and humans are sort of playing a part in warming up the earth, but humans are not playing a huge part, the biggest reason is that we are coming to the end of a recent ice age and that's the reason the earth is heating up.
2006-06-15 00:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If global warning is taking place, and there is some data to suggest it is, I feel it is merely normal cyclical changes in the earths weather. To think that anything man could do to this planet would have such drastic effects if merely ego stroking. All evidence suggests that there has been 4 ice ages throughout the earth long history. So should it be a huge surprise that the climate changes? I think not.
2006-06-14 22:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot more people need to take this serious,I believe that they don't because they think it does'nt pertain to them.I am worried very much so for my 10 year old daughter and her future and children if she should decide to have them.It's very sad,especially for our younger generation.
2006-06-14 21:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by dccuttie75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its probably inevitable, but Al Gore thinks its serious.
2006-06-14 21:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by jamo2k1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a serious crisis.
2006-06-14 21:23:19 · answer #10 · answered by Sarah Grace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋