Is anyone else afraid of Global Warming? Is it true? when?

Answer 1

Yes! It's a very real threat. Our atmosphere is a finite space. Our oceans and forests are finite. The forests are being destroyed through burning and logging, so their capacity to function as co2 filters is decreasing. At the same time, countries like the U.S whose economies rely heavily on older/polluting industrial technologies are actually increasing their output of co2 and other gases. The polar icecaps as well as glaciers worldwide are melting at an unprecedented rate. Sea levels ARE rising, the effects of which can be seen in small pacific atoll nations. Global weather patterns are becoming more and more unpredictable and tropical storms are becoming more powerful.
But still, we have the Bush administration and its supporters denying there is any problem, (a ridiculous position that even state governments are finding impossible to support). Any scientific advisers who tell them things aren't as rosy as they would like them to be, are simply replaced by those who do!
You'd have to be an idiot to think that we are incapable of having an effect on this planet! Most of the depletion of it's resources has happened only very recently!! Fish stocks everywhere are drastically down!! Forests are shrinking rapidly!! etc etc
The damage we've caused is real and as people of previously undeveloped countries like China and India start to tool up and demand the same level of industrial and economic development we have, and the same wasteful, consumer oriented lifestyles we enjoy, imagine the environmental impact this will have!!
We take more than the earth can replace, so resources are shrinking! We pollute more than the earth can deal with, so the negative effects are increasing!

Answer 2

I suspect that mankind is taking part to some degree in global warming. We are definately the only species that has control over our environment to a large degree. Changing entire global weather trends is hard to determine. If we change from fosil fuels to alternitives over night even then our industry's in motion will demand a taxing amount of energy. We need to rethink how we are doing things. Wind , solar , tidal are good hydroelectric is ok but rough on natural ecosystems in that they change local environments to produce a lake to store the water for the dam to regulate. Nuclear has many risk's some late thinking is to acheive cold fusion with a fuel of Helium3 suposidly created in large amounts on the surface of the moon by the solar wind of the sun. Solar wind of course being the reason a comets' tail aways points away from the Sun. Our biosphere earth is where we live and so far the only place we can live. It regulates the energy the we recieve from the sun every second of everyday and night. The only way to understand if we can make a difference is to determine where to place our hand to keep the next domino from falling and also in fact if domino's are falling. Carbon dioxide molecules produced by combustion engines have not been reduced by emmision controls systems and catylic convertors although the carbon monoxide has. By reducing one we have increased another. This proves that combustion of fossil fuels will not result in maintianing a healthy balanced ecosystem planet wide. Something else needs to come into to play. In order for it to be adopted it must find and exceptable entry into our world or more people must be convinced to accept change. We most likely will manipulate the environment by chosing other forms of energy when necessary to perpetuate ourselves and the greatest number of other species that benifit that perpetuation. As we are the only species who are going to do something global it is important to convince us all that it is time and it is good and we will like it and amazing and wonderful and beatiful things will come from it.

Answer 3

I'm pretty afraid. The changes will be small at first, but will still make an impact on our life.

I love morons who can live in a world where hurricane Katrina happens and scientists say it's global warming, and they say, nah, global warming's just liberal propaganda. Whoo-eee, I'll just ignore it.

Answer 4

From 1650-1710 the sunspot activity reduced to zero.
The earth went into a very cold period, it was called the little ice age.
From 1710 the sunspot activity started up again and the earth has been warming up, going back to normal.
If you do some research you will find this is true.
I see no reason to be afraid.

Answer 5

Hmm. Get the science channel and there is a show during primetime about it. You should not be scared because global warming will affect your Great great great great great great grandchildren MINIMALY. What you SHOULD be afraid of is a new ice age with the explosion of a dorment volcano. The moon going out of orbit. A HUGE meteor crashing into earth. Even gas running out before the global market of alternet fuel recource cars

Answer 6

Afraid of it??? As an Alaskan, I stand outside everyday during winter emptying aerosol cans.

Answer 7

global warming will come and in fifty years every single polar bear on earth will die beacause of it, global warming is effcting us right now actually as you can notice its getting hotter and hotter now.

Answer 8

global warming is very true. it's happening right now. the ice in the arctic are melting and the ozone layer is getting more and more damaged as we speak due to pollution and things that contaminate the air.

Answer 9

The globe looks like it is warming, as it has in cycles before. Learn the difference between scientific data and computerized models. The media will not enlighten you.

Answer 10

Yes, and were seeing some effects now. The question is when will it start to threaten life on our planet, scientist estimate but they can't really agree.