http://www.washtimes.com/world/20060529-124851-7254r.htm
This is a Washington Times Article from this year.
2006-11-27 08:35:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
That does not erase the facts.
CO2 is 30% higher than it has been for 650,000 years. Methane is 130% greater. These are two of the main pollutants humans put into the atmosphere in excess, and they are two of the primary greenhouse gases.
Look at the 'hockeystick', which shows a dramatic warming since 1950 after a fairly stable climate for 1000 years. In fact, the 10 hottest years in recorded history have all happened since 1990, with 2005 being the hottest.
(see links below)
How's that for proof of man's fault in this? There is ample proof, any real scientist will tell you that.
There has NEVER been an article doubting man's influence on global warming published in a peer-reviewed journal. A recent study of almost 1000 proved that.
Yes, the earth naturally heats and cools, but the rate and amount we are warming now is unprecedented in the recent geologic past. We are doing this, and we must stop it. This is not some political statement or rhetoric. This is science trying to educate a crass, ignorant public of the damage they are doing. The magnitude of temperature increase ALREADY is about 10x that of the 'little ice age' of the middle ages, and rate and amount are only going up.
Just to be clear, glacial and interglacial cycles are mainly controlled by astronomical fluctuations, but we have a detailed record of the last 7 cycles, and what the climate and CO2 is doing now is way different and extreme. The rate of increase is much higher than in the past AND the value itself is much higher.
By the way, hurricanes are also affected by el nino/la nina conditions. While the Atlantic season was average, because of la nina, the Pacific had the all-time record for tropical storms and hurricanes.
HI CO2:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4467420.stm
HOCKEY STICK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5109188.stm
General climate stuff:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3897061.stm
2006-11-27 15:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by QFL 24-7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think that we were lucky that the hurricane season wasn't worse. however, the vast majority of scientific evidence points toward hurricanes gaining in intensity as global warming continues. rarely can anyone predict exactly what will happen in all cases. simply because this year didn't fit the model doesn't mean the next 5 won't.
2006-11-27 16:47:29 · answer #2 · answered by craminator 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We're thinking "told you so."
Also storms are not the point of global warming. Global warming is caused by the level of CO2 increasing in the atmosphere creating a giant magnifying glass and we're the ants.
2006-11-27 16:43:40 · answer #3 · answered by anjelfun 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ok "worshipers" is really really off nobody wants global warming to be real except it is REAL and just because one year we didn't
have a catastrophic storm doesn't mean we should all just sit back and forget about it..Global warming is real my friend, and no matter what we do, all that we can hope for now is try to slow it down..
2006-11-27 16:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by Art 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I don't understand people who don't believe in global warming. To think that all the energy and **** we put into the air isn't harming our planet is naive.
2006-11-27 16:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by tribe2437 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They don't think much of it... They are going to lay low and be quiet for now, but if we ever have another bad season, they will hop on the bandwagon and point fingers!
2006-11-27 16:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by sooners83 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps the weather machine was out of order?;-)
2006-11-27 16:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋