Do you accept the theory of Global Warming?

Question

Why or why not?
What information, or lack of, can support you in your statement?

Should Global Warming be a major concern now? What about the coming years?

Actually, you'd be surprised that it is, in fact, a theory.

Answer 1

Boy, most of you have been completely sucked in. When thinking about global warming, you should be asking the following questions:

1. Is the earth in fact warming?
2. If so, is that warming due to man, or natural causes?
3. What are the real consequences of that warming, both good and bad?
4. Just how much is it warming?
5. Even if we implement costly efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, will it make much of a difference?

A key tenet of global warming, is the hockey stick graph, that shows global temperatures spiking in recent years. The only problem is that:
A. The timeline on the graph starts after a very warm period in earths history when Vikings were planting crops in Greenland.
B. Has been proven to be completely worthless, because it gives pretty much the same graph when random data is entered instead of historical data.

Another problem is that even if the Kyoto treaty were fully implemented, at a cost of trillions, the difference after 100 years is barely 1 degree in temperature, according to the models used.

I urge you check out the page I've linked to below. Especially look at the historical temperature graphs.

Answer 2

Global Warming has gone beyond theory to accepted fact.
Even the northern permafrost is beginning to melt,and that stuff
had previously been frozen since before the Ice Age. The only
question now is what is the root cause-human beings or natural
climatic change. Most Bush supporters would support the latter.
I personally think the primary cause of global warming is
technology, although I'm sure many loyal Republicans
would dispute that with insults,emotion and ignoring of the facts.
They tend to do that. As for what information supports me,type
"global warming" on the search engine and you'll get any number of websites doing just that.

Global Warming is a major concern now. Many countries around
the world are working together to solve the problem. Two of the most notable exceptions are China and the United States,which both also produce a large percentage of the world's air pollution.
It will be even more of a concern in the future as things will get
worse before they get better-if they get better. We can look forward to famine,drought and flooding in different parts of the
world,as well as changing temperature averages everywhere.
Twenty years from now we'll all look back at this time as "the
good old days" and wonder how we could have allowed things
to get so bad.

Answer 3

I really think we've gotten past the point where it's considered a "theory." This is very real. Just look at a picture of a glacier taken now, vs. one taken 30 years ago. It can be in N. America or S. America, the differences are the same. It's really amazing.

Should it be a major concern now? Yes, and furthermore, it should have been a more prominent issue years ago.

What about the coming years? Do you have any idea how many millions of people in India and China will be driving cars in 10 years, compared to 10 years ago? Do a little research--you won't believe what you find out! Economic development in these and other similar areas will be driving enormous demand for gasoline, and you know what that leads to, right?

Answer 4

There are a few fringe scientists who doubt global warming. The vast majority of scientists disagree with them.

You should read this.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/fu...

"Such statements suggest that there might be substantive disagreement in the scientific community about the reality of anthropogenic climate change. This is not the case."

"Politicians, economists, journalists, and others may have the impression of confusion, disagreement, or discord among climate scientists, but that impression is incorrect."

All scientific articles in peer reviewed journals that contained the words "climate change" from 1993-2003 were surveyed. 928 of them. The number of articles that said global warming was not happening.

Zero.

It isn't just Gore, the entire scientific community has reached a consensus. Global warming is real.

It should be a major concern now, because it's accelerating and takes a long time to slow down. Even if we start now, there will likely been some coastal flooding and disruption to agriculture. Rich countries can deal with this, although the cost will be enormous, in poor countries people will starve.

Answer 5

Global Warming is NOT a theory, it's for real and we all need to help do what we can to stop the destruction of our planet. Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. To protect the health and economic well-being of current and future generations, we must reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases by using the technology, know-how, and practical solutions already at our disposal.
Global Warming should not be taken lightly. It is a real issue all us people must face. Nothing is for sure about the up coming years but it will get worse and worse if nothing is done about it and by then it will be too late to save our planet and animals form eminent extinction.

Answer 6

>>manbearpig
"Many eminent scientists like Freeman Dyson and Edward J. Wegman are already doubting Al Gore and many climatologists' claims.

http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?DysonWinCom05"

Eminent scientists my ***. Not only does the guy have any credentials, he's against PhDs. Somehow, I don't this guy has any objectivity when it comes to the science of global warming. It's people like this that are left to think that global warming isn't the problem that it is. People like George W Bush who still think that Iraq is a haven of democracy or that we are winning the war on terror in Afganistan or that global warming is not an accepted theory.

Answer 7

Of course... isn't it obvious? Watch Al Gore's movie "The Inconvenient Truth" or just search global warming on any search engine. Wikipedia has a nice article showing complete scientific backing of the theory of global warming.

Answer 8

yes i do because if the polar ice caps melt there will be more salt water. if that happens then places below sea level won't exist.

Answer 9

Yeah i do because of the satelite pictures i see on tv.