Just wondering if anyone is noticing the drastic climate changes throughout the world, (amongst other changes/extremities) and also the news of the extreme melting of the glaciers and such and are convinced that it's time to get serious about Global Warming.....before it's too late!
2006-06-24 10:04:20 · 10 answers · asked by Roo 3 in Environment
I believe global warming is real, but I think it's happening almost imperceptibly - and that, in my opinion is what makes it so dangerous.
2006-06-24 10:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by Luke J 2 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Current scientific opinion tends to the view that global warming is our imminent problem but this human-induced warming, sometimes known as the greenhouse effect, is in fact still only theoretical.
Mankind should actually be more aware that ice age is more threatening than global warming and ice ages are an established part of our planet's history and not global warming. The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago and it's very unpredictable as there's simply no way of knowing it.
You'll be surprised that it may already have started. In 1994, there was a huge mass of frigid artic air moving relentless south from Canada destroying parts of North America and bringing temperature as low as minus 33 degrees Celsius. This unforeseen cold wave had killed more than 130 people.
Studies of Atlantic sea-floor sediments and Greenland glaciers suggest that the transition from warm to frigid can come in a decade or so which is actually a geological snap of the fingers. In the middle (Interglacial period) of the last Ice Age, the climate was very temperamental because it warmed briefly and then plunged down. Our current interglacial period has been stably temperate and this gives rise to civilisation now. However, it is possible that mankind arises due to chance as if the previous interglacial period is more typical than the present one, we may be wiped out sooner than we think.
It is also possible that the greenhouse effect could heat up the planet for a while but then trigger changes that could plunge the earth into a sudden chill.
The sad thing about Ice Age is that even climatologists do not know what's the cause for Ice Age and it just happens in a snap of the fingers. Shouldn't we, mankind, be more worried for Ice Age instead?
2006-06-25 01:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by msmaterial 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, take it seriously. BUT! This has happened many times over the centuries and only now is it being blamed on human activity. What caused it in the past? It seems the current hype is bypassing all the information about small changes in sun/earth relationships, earth wobble and catastrophic volcanic/tsunami/earthquake activity that exceeds human CO2 emmissions by millions of times. The problem here is that IF LARGE economic resources are poured into solving human co2 and other emissions and the real problem is huge changes from planetary orbit or earth's geologic rumblings - then a lot of people will die from lack of helpful allocation of resources (because the funds will be allocated to politically driven idealogues with poor science). Conservation (yes!) New Energy sources (yes!). But funding sociopolitical change through environmental fear mongering? I think somebody has another agenda here.
2006-06-24 10:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by Me3TV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, sure...I take it "Super Cereal!"
"....before it's too late!" Wow. Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Hide the horses and put the kids out of their misery!
Global warming? Okay. How about one degree Fahrenheit in the last 100 years?
Scientists and politicians: not good bedfellows. Scientists become full of sh*t. Politicians get the false impression that they know something.
2006-06-24 12:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ethan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even the hardcore neocons don't deny that Global Warming is real. They just deny that humans have any significant effect on it. Personally, I think it's too late anyways. We ****ed up our planet already and heading for disaster in this century. I just hope it will be on TV. :P
2006-06-24 10:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take global warming seriously. I seriously believe if the planet warms up a little it will be better for many people (and worse for some).
2006-06-24 10:34:45 · answer #6 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! It is so alarming what we have done to this planet. It scares me to think what will happen to my children or future generations.
BTW, I am a Cindy with a nickname of Roo or Roo Roo. My Dad called me that.
2006-06-25 05:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by Cindy P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's already too late. We can't put back the trees and what is done can not be undone.
2006-06-24 10:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by angelpockets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you quote an article or paper?No yelling fire in a crowded theater.
2006-06-24 10:46:04 · answer #9 · answered by Balthor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do it is about time we took it serious
Rosemary
2006-06-24 10:12:07 · answer #10 · answered by pbxrosemary 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋